Senior Systems Software Engineer – GPU Software
Nvidia · Santa Clara, CA
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 careersNVIDIA 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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