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We are looking for a passionate member to join our Engineering Team in GeForce NOW as a Senior Systems Software Engineer. In this role, you will play a significant part in crafting and guiding the future of Cloud Gaming. GeForce NOW is NVIDIA’s cloud-based game streaming service, delivering real-time gameplay straight from the cloud to your laptop, desktop, Mac, SHIELD TV, iPhone, iPad, and Android devices. Connect to your store accounts and stream your own library of games, or play your favorite free-to-play games.
What you'll be doing:
You will be crafting RESTful cloud services and frameworks to create GeForce NOW. These services require low latency and high availability to support millions of gamers.
Design, build, and implement scalable cloud-based systems for SaaS/PaaS.
Help drive the underlying technology stack.
Work closely with other teams on new products or features/improvements of existing products.
Drive performance tuning and automation.
Support, maintain, and document software functionality.
What we need to see:
BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent program from an accredited University/College (or equivalent experience)
10+ years of hands-on software engineering or equivalent experience;
Extensive experience programming with Go and/or Java.
Demonstrate understanding of cloud design in the areas of virtualization and global infrastructure, distributed systems, load balancing, and security.
Experience with Infrastructure as Code (TF, CDK)
Background with Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery.
Experience with AWS (ECS, EKS, SNS, SQS, DynamoDB, etc.)
Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills are required.
Ways to stand out from the crowd:
A track record of solving complex problems with elegant solutions.
Demonstrate delivery of complex projects in previous roles.
Background with internet-scale services.
Experience with load testing frameworks.
Background with secrets management.
With competitive salaries and a generous benefits package, NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology industry's most desirable employers. We have some of the most forward-thinking and versatile people in the world working with us, and our engineering teams are growing fast in some of the most impactful fields of our generation: Cloud Gaming, Game Streaming Engineering, and Streaming Media. If you're a creative engineer who enjoys autonomy and shares our passion for technology, we want to hear from you.
Skills Required
- BS or MS in Computer Science or an equivalent program from an accredited university or college, or equivalent experience
- 10+ years of hands-on software engineering or equivalent experience
- Extensive programming experience with Go and/or Java
- Understanding of cloud design, virtualization, global infrastructure, distributed systems, load balancing, and security
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code, including Terraform or CDK
- Experience with Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery
- Experience with AWS, including ECS, EKS, SNS, SQS, and DynamoDB
- Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills
- Track record of solving complex problems with elegant solutions
- Experience delivering complex projects
- Background with internet-scale services
- Experience with load testing frameworks
- Background with secrets management
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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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.”
