We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to work in our CUDA system software team. You will have strong system software programming skills, a thorough understanding of operating systems and kernel programming, a deep understanding of hardware architecture, and excellent communication and planning skills. You will work closely with both hardware engineers and other software engineers to design, develop, debug and deploy many functional aspects of NVIDIA hardware and mobile system-on-chip (SOC) devices.
What you'll be doing:
You can expect be heavily involved through all aspects of development of our world-class products, ranging from design feedback, early modeling and simulation of hardware in pre-silicon environments, through early silicon bringup and finally deployment of features in production software that is delivered to end users. Be eager to learn about, and contribute to, the design of new compute and graphics drivers and new GPU architectures.
What we need to see:
- Bachelor or Masters of Science in Computer Science or Computer Engineering, (a PhD is a plus), with 8 + years of relevant systems software development experience
- You have excellent C programming skills, with strong knowledge of parallel programming
- Excellent knowledge of computer system architectures
- Low-level operating system knowledge a requirement
- You have experience with complex system-level development and debugging
- We would like to see applicants with a strong ability to multitask and perform well under pressure
- Self driven, with a focus on execution and quality, with great communication and planning skills.
Ways to stand out from the crowd:
- Engineers with CUDA experience are always a plus
- Hardware simulation, emulation, and bringup experience is desirable
- Kernel experience with Linux, Android, Chrome, or Windows systems is helpful
NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. We have some of the most brilliant and talented people in the world working for us. If you're creative and autonomous, we want to hear from you!
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering
- 8 or more years of relevant systems software development experience
- Excellent C programming skills
- Strong knowledge of parallel programming
- Excellent knowledge of computer system architectures
- Low-level operating system knowledge
- Experience with complex system-level development and debugging
- Ability to multitask and perform well under pressure
- Self-driven approach with focus on execution and quality
- Strong communication and planning skills
- PhD in a relevant field
- CUDA experience
- Hardware simulation, emulation, and bring-up experience
- Kernel experience with Linux, Android, Chrome, or Windows
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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.”
