NVIDIA
Senior Linux Software Engineer - Chip System Software
$224K–$356K
US, CA, Santa Clara · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 18, 2026
- Experience
- 12+ years of experience developing Linux system software or platform software.
- Education
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field or equivalent experience.
About the job
Build and maintain production-ready Linux platform software for NVIDIA AI-RAN and AI products, spanning distribution integration, packaging, kernel and BSP validation, and releases.
What you'll do
- Build customer-ready Linux distributions, installation images, and software packages; integrate NVIDIA and third-party software into Ubuntu and RHEL.
- Develop build automation, CI/CD pipelines, and release processes; configure and validate kernels and BSPs for commercial SoCs.
- Troubleshoot Linux platform, kernel, driver, and integration issues, collaborating with vendors and internal teams.
What they ask for
- Strong understanding of Linux operating systems, kernel architecture, and system internals.
- Experience with Linux package management (Debian/Ubuntu and/or RPM), software integration, and release engineering.
- Experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, software build systems, and debugging Linux kernel, boot, driver, or platform issues.
- Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.
Nice to have
- Experience with Canonical Ubuntu, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), or other enterprise Linux distributions.
- Experience with Linux kernel configuration, BSP integration, commercial SoC platforms, or hardware/software co-development.
Pay
224,000 USD - 356,500 USD (base salary)
Tools
Linux, Canonical Ubuntu, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Debian/Ubuntu, RPM, Git, CI/CD, BSP
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