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Advanced Software Development Engineer

NVIDIA is hiring an Advanced Software Development Engineer. Level rates it ; you can apply on NVIDIA.

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  • Little AI ●○○○ is how Level rates this software engineer role: aI is not part of the work.
  • The posting mentions Linux, Rdma and software engineering among its tools and skills.
  • Level classes it as a mid-level role.
  • NVIDIA has 2,600+ other open roles on Level.

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Develop advanced networking software, drivers, and infrastructure solutions across the full software stack.

linuxrdma
software-engineeringkernelnetworkingcfirmware

The NVIDIA Networking Advanced Development Software team develops innovative software solutions that help shape future NVIDIA products, create new market opportunities, and strengthen strategic customer relationships. Through rapid prototyping and proof-of-concepts (POCs), we evaluate emerging technologies and transform innovative ideas into validated solutions.

Our projects are driven by where technology is heading—not by a single domain. While our current work focuses on AI infrastructure, distributed computing, and modern data centers, our mission is to tackle the technologies that will matter next. We investigate, prototype, and deliver solutions across a broad spectrum of areas, including HPC, cloud infrastructure, storage, networking, virtualization, and more.

Our engineers work across the entire software stack—from user-space applications and middleware to Linux kernel networking, device drivers, firmware, and GPU programming. Together with teams across NVIDIA, strategic customers, industry partners, and the open-source community, we turn ambitious ideas into practical technologies with real-world impact.

What you’ll be doing:

  • Design and implement solutions throughout all layers from high level application, OS and driver subsystem to firmware
  • Work on impactful projects involving state-of-the-art high-performance computing hardware and software
  • Provide insight and technical guidance and collaborate with peers from across the company - including software architecture, chip architecture, and engineering departments to improve our future technology
  • Collaborate with NVIDIA partners and customers

What we need to see:

  • B.Sc. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering
  • 2+ overall years of industry experience
  • Understanding of multi-core hardware, operating systems design, concurrency, virtual memory, caching, interrupts, device drivers, real-time
  • Excellent programming skills
  • Ability to learn complex concepts in a fast pace environment.
  • A teammate with a can-do attitude, high energy and excellent interpersonal skills

Ways to stand out from a crowd:

  • Familiarity with networking protocols
  • Familiarity with RDMA
  • Experience with open-source projects (coursework, personal, or contributions)
  • Working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment 

NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working for us. If you're creative and autonomous, we want to hear from you! NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and is 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.

How we rate this

Advanced Software Development Engineer at NVIDIA rates 30 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

  1. ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
  2. ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
  3. ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
  4. ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

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Skills and AI tools this role asks for

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  1. Tell me about a project where software engineering was part of your work. What did you do?
  2. Tell me about a project where kernel was part of your work. What did you do?
  3. Tell me about a project where networking was part of your work. What did you do?
  4. Tell me about a project where c was part of your work. What did you do?
  5. Tell me about a project where firmware was part of your work. What did you do?

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