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Senior System Software Engineer

NVIDIA is hiring a Senior System Software Engineer in Bengaluru, India. Level rates it ; you can apply on NVIDIA.

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NVIDIA's Deep Learning GPUs have ignited modern AI — the next era of computing — with the GPU acting as the brain of computers, robots, and self-driving cars that can perceive and understand the world. Today, we are increasingly known as “the AI computing company”. We are growing our company and the team with the smartest people in the world. 

We are looking for extraordinary Software Engineers to develop and productize NVIDIA's DRIVE OS software. As a member of NVIDIA's Solution Engineering team, you will adapt DRIVE OS solutions to various car platforms equipped with different sensors.  We are looking for a Senior System Software Engineer with strong experience in bootloaders, virtualization and ARM architecture. 

What you’ll be doing:

  • Architecture and development of Bootloaders and device driver development for virtualized environment 

  • Architecture and enhancement of Hypervisor features 

  • Hardware configuration and performance tuning 

  • Chip and Board bringup 

  • Lead the architecture discussions and directly interface with customers to support DRIVE software solutions 

  • Actively coordinate with cross-functional engineering teams to meet customer's requirements and to drive complex issues to closure 

  • Participate in architectural explorations which include feasibility studies, safety evaluations and data analysis

What we need to see: 

  • BS/MS EE/CS or equivalent experience 

  • 5+ years of experience on embedded systems, with focus on Bootloaders/Operating Systems and drivers 

  • Strong C programming skills 

  • Solid understanding of ARM processor architecture fundamentals 

  • Strong communication and inter-personal skills 

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

  • Experience on ARMv8 based processors

  • Experience with bootloaders

  • Exposure to Hypervisor and virtualized environments

  • Extensive driver development experience

  • Prior experience in board bringup and Post-Silicon bringup

NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and 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. 

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Senior System Software Engineer at NVIDIA rates 31 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.

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