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Senior System Software Engineer, Performance - CUDA Driver

NVIDIA Corporation

Santa Clara, CA

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SKILLS
ARM (Advanced RISC Machine), Application Programming Interface (API), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Autonomous Driving Systems, C Programming Language, CPU (Central Processing Unit), CUDA (Compute Unified Device Architecture), Computer Programming, Computer Science, Computer Systems, Debugging Skills, Deep Learning, Device Drivers, Electrical Engineering, GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), Hardware Components, Interpersonal Skills, Kernel Programming, Linux Operating System, Mac Operating System, Memory Hardware, Microsoft Windows Operating System, Multithreaded Programming, Operating Systems, Performance Analysis, Performance Tuning/Optimization, Process Control Engineering, Software Engineering, System Architecture, Systems Administration/Management, Systems Engineering, Team Player, Technical Recruiting, Video Games, Virtual Reality, Writing Skills, x86 Processors
LOCATION
Santa Clara, CA
POSTED
Today
We are hiring senior engineers to work on the CUDA driver and runtime, core components of our platform for accelerating general purpose computation on the GPU. Our team analyzes performance of applications, investigates bottlenecks in software or hardware and delivers features and improvements to better realize the potential of NVIDIA hardware for a growing range of computational workloads, ranging from deep learning, scientific computation, and self-driving cars to video games and virtual reality.

CUDA defines a unified programming model across a range of system configurations and hardware capabilities. To accomplish this, the CUDA driver interacts with GPU hardware, kernel mode drivers, and the operating system.

What you'll be doing:

As a member of our team, you will use your design abilities, coding expertise, and creativity to deliver the best compute platform in the world. You will craft elegant solutions to exciting problems and craft the future direction of CUDA as you collaborate with your peers across NVIDIA. You will investigate complex performance problems and deliver robust solutions that accelerate applications.
  • Evangelize, architect, and implement new features
  • Oversee and drive development efforts across multiple teams
  • Analyze full stack performance ranging from application level through libraries, system software, kernel software and hardware
  • Define forward-looking improvements to the CUDA APIs and programming model
  • Create novel system software optimizations
  • Write effective, maintainable, and well-tested code
  • Develop code for multiple operating systems
What we need to see:
  • BS or MS degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering (or equivalent experience)
  • 7+ years of related development experience
  • Strong C programming skills
  • Experience working with large codebases
  • Track record of debugging performance problems in complex environments with software and hardware components
  • Experience with operating system interfaces for threads, process control, and virtual memory
  • Experience writing and debugging multithreaded programs
  • Deep understanding of technology and passionate about what you do
  • Strong collaborative and interpersonal skills, specifically a proven ability to effectively guide and influence within a dynamic matrix environment. Good written communication.
Ways to stand out from the crowd:
  • Understanding of system level architecture, such as interconnects, memory hierarchy, interrupts, and memory-mapped IO
  • Experience with performance tuning of device drivers or low level system software
  • Experience with performance optimizations across a variety of CPU architectures - like x86, POWER and ARM
  • Knowledge of memory coherence and consistency models
  • Experience with Windows, Linux, or macOS driver development
NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world's most desirable employers. We have some of the most brilliant and hardworking people in the world working for us. If you're creative and autonomous, and are interested in working on novel problems in a collaborative environment, we want to hear from you!

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Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 184,000 USD - 287,500 USD for Level 4, and 224,000 USD - 356,500 USD for Level 5.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits .

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until May 17, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.

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.

About the Company

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NVIDIA Corporation

Visualize your future . . . We Do
NVIDIA is the world leader in graphics processing technologies, creating innovative, industry-changing products for computing, consumer electronics, and mobile devices. NVIDIA products are transforming visually-rich applications such as video games, film production, broadcasting, industrial design, space exploration, and medical imaging. We invest in our people and our technologies, support and fund industry research around the world, and consistently deliver high-quality products. NVIDIA's culture promotes and inspires a team of world-class employees to be at the top of their game. We've created an environment where talents are recognized and collaboration is valued. Our employees are shaping the world of tomorrow. . . today. We invite you to explore the opportunities available at NVIDIA to see what your future may hold.

COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Computer Software
FOUNDED
1993
WEBSITE
http://www.nvidia.com

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