principal software engineering Principal Engineer tech_leadership · Posted May 28, 2026

About this role

Nvidia is hiring a principal-level Principal Engineer in the software engineering function based in Santa Clara, CA. The posting calls out experience with Embedded Systems.

Role
Principal Engineer
Function
software engineering
Level
principal
Track
Tech leadership
Employment
Full-time
Location
Santa Clara, CA
Posted
May 28, 2026

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Job description

from Nvidia careers

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.

NVIDIA has a rapidly expanding ecosystem of data center platform & node designs. From single node HGX/DGX systems all the way up to large multi-node NVLink domain rack architectures. These designs have become core to NVIDIA's rapidly growing enterprise and cloud provider businesses. Each bringing together the full power of NVIDIA GPUs, NVIDIA NVLink, NVIDIA InfiniBand networking, NVIDIA Grace CPUs, and a fully optimized NVIDIA AI and HPC software stack. We're searching for a highly motivated, technical leader to drive the engineering roadmap and innovation for our rack system software architecture. From firmware, kernel drivers, operating systems, networking, fabrics and associated user mode drivers + manageability software. You will work with component leads internally and engage with industry leading hyperscalar / cloud service providers on taking these products to market.

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