Senior System Software Engineer - GPU and SoC

Company: NVIDIA
Company: NVIDIA
Location: US, CA, Remote
Commitment: Full time
Posted on: 2025-07-25 05:03
NVIDIA has been transforming computer graphics, PC gaming, and accelerated computing for more than 25 years. It’s a unique legacy of innovation that’s fueled by great technology—and amazing people. Today, we’re tapping into the unlimited potential of AI to define the next era of computing. An era in which our GPU acts as the brains of computers, robots, and self-driving cars that can understand the world. Doing what’s never been done before takes vision, innovation, and the world’s best talent. As an NVIDIAN, you’ll be immersed in a diverse, supportive environment where everyone is inspired to do their best work. Come join the team and see how you can make a lasting impact on the world.NVIDIA is searching for highly motivated, creative engineers to join the Platform Software team. You will work with a team of hardworking software engineers working on all aspects of SOC and system, and technology verticals. As someone who is hardworking and passionate about their craft, you will design key aspects of our SOC drivers, BSP, sophisticated CI/CD system, as well as collaborating with key partners and OEM customers. You should demonstrate the ability to excel in an environment with fast pace and agility.What you'll be doing:Developing and triaging platform drivers which goes into SOCsBuilding sophisticated automation triage tools and isolating issues for FW and OS driversSupporting OS driver development, bring up and triaging of Platform and Multimedia driversSupporting the OEM ecosystem and providing innovative solutionsAssist Boot KPIs, Security and OS driversYou will follow the devices all the way through from pre-silicon to bringup to production, in products across different business verticals.Be heavily involved in architecture definition and early modeling, simulation required to create our groundbreaking productsMultiple opportunities to collaborate and communicate effectively with teams from all around the globeWhat we need to see:BS or MS degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience and 5+ years of relevant software development experienceStrong understanding on ARM microarchitecture as well as understanding of ARM exception levelsBackground in solving problems that apply to large complex systems deployed at scale.Testing and Validating drivers across various operating systems software.Strong C/C++ and Python programming skills as well as having shown initiative in pursuing independent coding projectsGood understanding of ACPI as Device tree conceptsFamiliarity with computer system architecture, microprocessor, and microcontroller fundamentals (caches, buses, memory controllers, DMA, etc.)Strong Operating systems fundamentals with Kernel , Hypervisor experience on Windows systems as well as Linux systemsHands on experience on debuggers like GDB, WinDBG as well compilers like GCC, MSVC, LLVM etcGood understanding of SOC architecture spanning across Boot, Security and OSWays to stand out from the crowd:Background and strength with sophisticated system-level debugging is invaluableExperience working on system level reliability and resiliency features.Familiarity with system level security conceptsExperience with embedded system SW concepts.The base salary range is 148,000 USD - 287,500 USD. Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions.You will also be eligible for equity and benefits. NVIDIA accepts applications on an ongoing basis. NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.
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