We are a very diverse and dynamic team with many responsibilities and opportunities! We work with sister software teams on developing features for upcoming generations of products. We engage partners on deploying new products, maintaining existing products, and developing requested improvements. We also work with hardware and architecture on the future direction of NVIDIA's product features. These responsibilities evolve over time, resulting in a rich engineering experience and career. As a Compute Systems Software Engineer at NVIDIA, you will work on the kernel drivers and embedded software for our Data Center products!
What you'll be doing:
Software design for the next generation Compute GPU solutions
Develop and maintain SW technologies targeted at enabling and supporting NVIDIA's GPU hardware, Linux OS and Windows OS insuring the optimal performance and feature set
Cross platform implementation supporting new HW architectures
Working with other internal worldwide teams (SW, HW, Architecture, OEM support)
Areas of focus Includes (but not limited to) features such as:
Clocks, thermal and power
Telemetry
Device initialization
Memory management
Performance optimization
Device management and reset
Embedded software development
What we need to see:
Bachelor of Science or Master of Science degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
7 + years "hands on" experience developing low level device drivers, especially for the Linux OS
Strong software engineering skills combined with a drive to solve hard problems are a must.
Strong programming skills in C and C++
Detailed knowledge of operating system internals and various device driver models.
Low-level operating system knowledge (required)
Strong English written and oral communication skills to collaborate with other engineers (worldwide)
A self motivated, passionate and eager teammate with a strong desire to learn, grow and create
The candidate is expected to work independently with minimal direction.
Windows experience is a plus
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. Our work opens up new universes to explore, enables amazing creativity and discovery, and powers what were once science fiction inventions from artificial intelligence to autonomous cars. NVIDIA is looking for phenomenal people like you to help us accelerate the next wave of artificial intelligence. 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!
Skills Required
- Bachelor of Science or Master of Science degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field
- 7+ years hands-on experience developing low level device drivers, especially for the Linux OS
- Strong software engineering skills combined with a drive to solve hard problems
- Detailed knowledge of operating system internals and various device driver models
- Low-level operating system knowledge
- Strong English written and oral communication skills
- Self motivated, passionate and eager teammate
- Ability to work independently with minimal direction
- Windows experience
NVIDIA Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about NVIDIA and has not been reviewed or approved by NVIDIA.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity awards and a discounted ESPP are highlighted as core parts of total compensation, enabling employees to share in the company’s success. Stock-based compensation and the two-year lookback ESPP are consistently described as especially valuable.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is portrayed as robust, with comprehensive medical, dental, and vision options alongside mental health support and on-site care resources. Employer HSA contributions and wellness perks reinforce the depth of the offering.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs are depicted as strong, featuring a meaningful 401(k) match with Roth options and support for Mega Backdoor Roth contributions. These elements position long-term savings as a notable advantage of the total rewards package.
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What We Do
NVIDIA’s invention of the GPU in 1999 sparked the growth of the PC gaming market, redefined modern computer graphics, and revolutionized parallel computing. More recently, GPU deep learning 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, NVIDIA is increasingly known as “the AI computing company.”
