Senior System Software Engineer – GPU Software

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 leading 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, encouraging 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. We are now looking for a Senior System Software Engineer! NVIDIA is searching for a world-class system software engineer to join the GPU Software team. As a GPU system software engineer, you will work with a team of versatile software and hardware engineers involving a wide variety of technologies. You will design key aspects of our production GPU kernel drivers with a focus on performance and power; and support the GPU architecture of our next generation of processors before they are made to launching the product.What You Will Be Doing:

Define, design, and develop GPU system software components with focus on power and performance.

Influence next generation GPU architecture and system software by creating internal architecture specification and design specification.

Design, develop and verify features for our next generation GPU driver architecture; collaborating with hardware engineers and fellow software engineers.

Review architectural performance bottlenecks for various system wide workloads. Identify HW/SW policies to maximize performance and performance/watt.

Drive and resolve complex technical issues independently across multiple teams and technical disciplines.

Collaborate and communicate effectively with local and remote teams.

What We Need To See:

3 years of experience in system software or related field.

B.S. or higher degree (or equivalent experience) in Computer Science/Engineering and related field.

Strong programming skills in C/C, in depth knowledge of low-level interfaces like interrupt handling, GPIO programming, DMA, PCIe, and i2c.

Solid background in operating system internals, device driver, real-time embedded operating system, algorithms, and data structures.

Able to work closely with both hardware designers as well as other driver engineers to create new features and solutions

Proven leadership skills and strong ownership on past projects

Background and strength in complex system-level debugging

Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communications skills

Capability to achieve objectives under tight deadlines.

Ways To Stand Out From The Crowd:

Architecture and design experience in software power management and optimization.

Working experience in system software, operating system internals, kernel modules, and device driver.

Previous experience in architecting and developing GPU kernel driver.

Prior experience in designing real-time software controllers.

NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. NVIDIA is also an equal opportunity employer. We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people on the planet working for us. If youre creative, passionate and self-motivated, we want to hear from you! NVIDIA is leading the way in groundbreaking developments in Artificial Intelligence, High-Performance Computing and Visualization. The GPU, our invention, serves as the visual cortex of modern computers and is at the heart of our products and services.

The base salary range is 148,000 USD – 276,000 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 (https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/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.