Senior System Software Engineer - GPU and SOC

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Design, implement, and debug GPU and SOC kernel drivers and embedded software for production hardware platforms.

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NVIDIA is searching for a highly motivated, creative engineer to join the GPU Software team. As a GPU/SOC system software engineer, you will work with a team of very dedicated software and hardware engineers involving a wide variety of technologies. As someone who is hardworking and passionate about their work, you will craft and debug key aspects of our production GPU and SOC kernel drivers and embedded SW, focusing on platform performance, power savings, and robustness. You should demonstrate the ability to excel in an environment with intricate system level interactions.

What your role entails:

Design, implement and debug changes in the NVIDIA SW stack to take next-gen HW from design / development stage to production, with focus on kernel-mode SW
You will follow the devices all the way through the development process to datacenter systems, customer desktops, notebooks, workstations, and gaming console products that are used throughout the world
Be heavily involved in emulation, bringup, and product hardening required to build our groundbreaking products
Multiple 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 equivalent experience
5+ years of relevant software development experience
Background in solving problems that apply to sophisticated systems deployed at scale
Strong C/C++ programming skills as well as having shown initiative in pursuing independent coding projects
Familiarity with computer system architecture, microprocessor, and microcontroller fundamentals (caches, buses, memory controllers, DMA, etc.)
Strong Operating systems fundamentals with Kernel experience on Linux or Windows systems

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

Background and strength with system-level (SW and HW) debugging is invaluable
Windows Driver Models, with WDDM or MCDM a strong plus.
Familiarity with system level security concepts
Experience with system software concepts

How we rate this

Senior System Software Engineer - GPU and SOC at NVIDIA rates 10 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.

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