NVIDIA
Systems Software Manager, Display Driver
$224K–$431K
US, CA, Santa Clara · Manager · Full-time · Posted Aug 24, 2026
- Experience
- 6+ years in system software development or equivalent; 2+ years managing software developers.
- Education
- BSEE/CS or equivalent experience.
About the job
Leads NVIDIA’s Windows display driver team, overseeing driver feature development, planning, execution, and delivery across consumer and professional display products.
What you'll do
- Lead 5–10 system software engineers and guide feature development and support for GPU device drivers.
- Set engineering priorities and plans, and oversee their execution across end-user, partner, OS, and chip bring-up needs.
- Coach engineers and collaborate across software, hardware, QA, marketing, and release planning to deliver products and influence GPU and SOC direction.
What they ask for
- BSEE/CS or equivalent experience.
- 6+ years of system software development or equivalent experience, and 2+ years managing software developers.
- Strong organizational, communication, and leadership skills; record of leading interdependent software projects in a dynamic environment.
- Low-level operating system knowledge, familiarity with development on prototype hardware, and experience in memory/resource management in real-time systems.
Nice to have
- Knowledge of display subsystems and standards or technologies such as HDMI, DP, USB-C, HDR, VRR, and video processing.
- Experience with Windows device driver development, the Windows display pipeline, chip verification and bring-up, or NVIDIA GPU programming.
Pay
224,000 USD - 356,500 USD (base salary, Level 3); 272,000 USD - 431,250 USD (base salary, Level 4)
Tools
Windows, DP, HDMI, HDR, virtual reality, variable refresh rate, USB-C, NVIDIA GPU
AI focus
NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes; the role description does not specify AI-related job duties.
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