System Software Engineer - GPU
Nvidia · Santa Clara, CA
About this role
Nvidia is hiring a mid-level Systems Engineer in the operations function based in Santa Clara, CA. The posting calls out experience with C, CUDA, API Development, Testing.
- Role
- Systems Engineer
- Function
- operations
- Level
- mid
- Track
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Part-time
- Location
- Santa Clara, CA
- Posted
- May 12, 2026
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Job description
from Nvidia careersWe are seeking a System Software Engineer to work on next-generation computing and graphics products. Our charter is to build low level GPU testing frameworks to validate GPUs early in the life cycle. The best candidates will have strong C++ programming skills, thorough knowledge of GPU concepts and algorithms, a solid foundation of systems software with emphasis on OS fundamentals, and a deep understanding of current generation hardware architecture. Excellent interpersonal skills and a dedication to meticulous engineering practices are a requirement. As a system software engineer, you will use your knowledge of operating systems, algorithms, and computer architecture to provide robust and efficient solutions to validate and test next generation processors.
What you'll be doing:
Working closely with architecture, hardware and driver teams through the product development life cycle of computing and graphics processors, as well as compute products.
Responsible for crafting software tools and infrastructure required for new chip development, validation, and productization.
Architect and develop foundational capabilities required for Data Center and Consumer GPU diagnostics.
You will assess new hardware features and architect manufacturing diagnostic tests using pre-beta CUDA and Vulkan extensions. This job will require an understanding of our hardware and software architectures.
Explore ways to use high level compute & graphics programming APIs to stress specific units and flows at a GPU and system level.
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