senior operations Systems Engineer ic · Posted May 4, 2026

About this role

Nvidia is hiring a senior-level Systems Engineer in the operations function based in Santa Clara, CA. The posting calls out experience with C, Linux, Android, Embedded Systems.

Role
Systems Engineer
Function
operations
Level
senior
Track
Individual contributor
Employment
Full-time
Location
Santa Clara, CA
Posted
May 4, 2026

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Job description

from Nvidia careers

NVIDIA is searching for a creative and highly motivated engineer with expertise in systems software to join the GPU Software team. You will design key aspects of our production GPU kernel drivers and embedded SW that impacts our products both in the datacenter and in gaming markets.  

What you'll be doing: 

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

  • Help identify and solve performance bottlenecks in our driver, both in markets of scale like datacenter as well in gaming markets where applications need to run as fast as possible 

  • Get opportunities to collaborate and communicate effectively with teams from all around the globe 

What we need to see: 

  • BS or MS degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related fields (or equivalent experience)

  • 10+ years of relevant software development experience 

  • Proven leadership skills and strong ownership of past projects 

  • Hands on technical experience and demonstrated excellence in an environment with complex software and hardware designs 

  • Exceptional C programming and low-level driver experience; background and strength with complex system-level debugging 

  • Kernel experience with Linux, Android, Chrome, or Windows systems 

  • Familiarity and comfort with computer system architecture, microprocessor, and microcontroller fundamentals (caches, buses, memory controllers, DMA, etc.) 

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