NVIDIA
Senior Systems Software Engineer – GPU Software
$152K–$242K
US, CA, Santa Clara · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 15, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of relevant software development experience.
- Education
- BS or MS degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related fields (or equivalent experience).
About the job
Designs, develops, and verifies GPU driver and embedded software features, addressing performance bottlenecks across datacenter, gaming, compute, and graphics products.
What you'll do
- Design, develop, and verify features for next-generation GPU driver architecture with hardware and software teams.
- Identify and solve driver performance bottlenecks and shape robust, scalable driver solutions.
- Collaborate with globally distributed teams to deliver reliable GPU software.
What they ask for
- BS or MS degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related fields (or equivalent experience).
- 5+ years of relevant software development experience.
- Exceptional C/C++ programming and low-level driver experience, including complex system-level debugging.
- Kernel experience with Linux, Android, Chrome, or Windows systems.
Nice to have
- Experience as a maintainer or contributor to large open source software projects.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Containerization, Docker, Kubernetes, environment provisioning, or YAML-based pipeline configuration.
Pay
152,000 USD - 241,500 USD (base salary)
Tools
C/C++, Linux, Android, Chrome, Windows, Docker, Kubernetes, YAML
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