Senior Debugger Software Engineer - IDE

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6 Locations
In-Office or Remote
184K-357K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Computer Vision • Hardware • Robotics • Metaverse
The Role
Develop and enhance debugging features for NVIDIA's developer tools, collaborating to improve developer efficiency across multiple IDEs.
Summary Generated by Built In

Join the NVIDIA Developer Tools team and empower engineers throughout the world developing groundbreaking products in Automotive, Gaming, Deep Learning, and High Performance Computing. See your efforts in action as developers use your products to debug their systems/applications. Innovate as you develop the debug capability of future generations of NVIDIA GPUs. Be a part of the team that brings new GPU technologies to market with sophisticated simulation/emulation systems and be among the first to breathe life into new silicon.

We are looking for a passionate and outstanding IDE software engineer to join the Developer Tools organization at NVIDIA as we enhance our existing suite of developer tools to support new customer use cases for debugging, including data visualization, parallel language visualization, and AI-assisted code development. Come be part of our team!

What you'll be doing:

  • Architect, design, and implement solutions to integrate new debugger features into existing NVIDIA developer tools products.

  • Collaborate closely with research, libraries, and product teams at NVIDIA to identify debugger features that can effectively improve developer productivity and efficiency.

  • Investigate performance bottlenecks in existing tooling, and architect, design and implement solutions that improve overall tooling performance.

  • Develop solutions to ensure that tooling features work across multiple versions of supported IDEs (Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, etc.)

What we need to see:

  • Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Mathematics, or related engineering fields or equivalent experience.

  • 8+ years of experience.

  • In-depth knowledge of C++, JavaScript and TypeScript programming languages.

  • Experience with Electron, Node.js and React.

  • Strong computer science fundamentals - algorithms and data structures, programming languages, parallel computing, and system software.

  • Experience with version control systems (Git, Perforce, etc.)

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills along with the ability to work in a dynamic and distributed team.

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

  • Masters or PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics, or related engineering fields.

  • Expert knowledge in GPU architectures and GPU programming.

  • Experience and/or interests in creating developer tools like debuggers and profilers.

  • Experience developing user interfaces for IDEs.

NVIDIA is widely regarded as one of the most innovative technology companies in the industry, and we have some of the most forward-thinking and versatile people in the world. Are you creative and autonomous? Do you love a challenge and make a difference? If so, we want to hear from you.

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 184,000 USD - 287,500 USD for Level 4, and 224,000 USD - 356,500 USD for Level 5.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until May 18, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy. 

NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.

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.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's in Computer Science, Mathematics, or related field
  • 8+ years of experience
  • In-depth knowledge of C++, JavaScript and TypeScript
  • Experience with Electron, Node.js and React
  • Strong computer science fundamentals
  • Experience with version control systems (Git, Perforce)
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

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.

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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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The Company
HQ: Santa Clara, CA
21,960 Employees
Year Founded: 1993

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.”

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