Senior System Software Engineer - Graphics
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NVIDIA invites world-class and innovative software engineers to join the DirectX Graphics software team. You will focus on DirectX Driver software development for a wide GPU lineup. Our efforts have a significant impact on gaming, graphics, accelerated computing, and AI, reaching academic institutions, startups, and industry leaders globally. We are searching for passionate, hardworking, and creative engineers who can help us reach our engineering goals while also discovering ways to improve and automate engineering workflows through AI agents.
What you'll be doing:
You will develop and maintain outstanding DirectX Graphics Drivers for NVIDIA GPUs, with a focus on supporting single-GPU system architectures. The work involves:
- Development of new OS and new chip graphics features for upcoming operating systems and GPU architectures
- Developing and driving quality improvement initiatives to deliver the best possible gaming experience on NVIDIA GPUs
- Advancement of graphics and AI-based post-processing features and graphics algorithms for high-end rendering
- Development of fundamental software stacks and features to use AI in graphics
- Exploring methods to automate engineering workflows using AI agents, involving activities such as debugging, testing, triage, code analysis, documentation, and boosting developer efficiency
- Building, deploying, and continuously improving agent-based automation solutions that help engineering teams move faster and with higher quality
- Collaborating with teams across the company to plan and drive software objectives for the team
What we need to see:
- B.E./B.Tech or higher degree in Computer Science/Engineering with significant graphics, system software, AI, or automation-related project or thesis work
- 5+ years of experience and passion for developing system software, device drivers, embedded software, graphics applications, or engineering automation systems
- Strong C/C++ programming skills and a deep understanding of computer graphics, computer architecture, operating system fundamentals, algorithms, and machine learning
- Familiarity with building, integrating, or deploying AI agents, AI-assisted developer tools, or automation systems for engineering workflows
- Passion for identifying repetitive or high-value engineering workflows and automating them through intelligent software solutions
- Diligence and proven ability to multitask in a dynamic environment with shifting priorities and changing requirements
Ways to stand out from the crowd:
- Having knowledge of 3D graphics concepts and graphics programming using DirectX or OpenGL is highly advantageous
- Working experience inside operating system kernels and device drivers is also a plus
- Familiarity with machine learning algorithms and the mathematical concepts that underpin them is useful
- Practical experience with LLMs, AI agents, retrieval systems, tool-based automation, automation frameworks, or AI-supported software engineering tools is greatly beneficial
- Established skill in spotting and automating routine or complicated engineering workflows with AI-powered systems is a significant benefit
NVIDIA is widely known as a top employer in the technology industry. We have some of the most forward-thinking and driven individuals on our team. If you're creative, dedicated, and passionate about building both world-class graphics software and engineering automation guided by intelligent systems, we want to hear from you.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
How we rate this
Senior System Software Engineer - Graphics at NVIDIA rates 52 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Uses AI (AI Level 2 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
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