Senior System Software Engineer – GPU Software
Santa Clara, CA, United States
NVIDIA is searching for a creative and highly motivated engineer with expertise in system software to join the GPU Software team. You will design key aspects of our production GPU kernel drivers and embedded SW with a focus on enabling GPUs in the data center. Bringing GPU scale and power to the data center enables transformational new applications – while raising unique challenges requiring novel software and hardware solutions. Join us to build a world class GPU virtualization solution for the cloud and more.
What You'll Be Doing
Design, develop and verify features for our next generation GPU driver architecture; collaborating with hardware engineers and fellow software engineers
Lead efforts to restructure the core GPU driver to a data center first architecture; evolving a model where all components were designed to run from within the same OS context, to a layered design with components running across a Guest VM, Host Kernel Driver and Firmware
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 related degree or equivalent experience
5+ years of relevant software development experience
Proven leadership skills and strong ownership on past projects
Hands on technical experience and demonstrated excellence in an environment with complex software and hardware designs
Exceptional C programming and low-level driver experience; background and strength with complex system-level debugging
Kernel experience with Linux, Android, Chrome, or Windows systems
Familiarity and comfort with computer system architecture, microprocessor, and microcontroller fundamentals (caches, buses, memory controllers, DMA, etc.)
Ways To Stand Out From The Crowd
Experience as a maintainer or significant contributor to large open source software projects
Knowledge of virtualization platforms (XenServer, KVM, Hyper-V)
Familiarity with kernel level security concepts; this includes testing techniques and a familiarity with static code analysis, dynamic analysis, fuzzing, negative testing and other techniques
Experience with embedded system SW concepts, e.g.: RTOS and overlay programming models
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 on the planet working for us. If you're creative, passionate and self-motivated, we want to hear from you! NVIDIA is leading the way in groundbreaking developments in Artificial Intelligence, High-Performance Computing and Visualization. The GPU, our invention, serves as the visual cortex of modern computers and is at the heart of our products and services.
The base salary range is 144,000 USD - 270,250 USD. Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions.
You will also be eligible for equity and benefits . NVIDIA accepts applications on an ongoing basis.
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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