Senior System Software Engineer - Platform Software

at Nvidia

📍 Santa Clara, United States

USD 224,000-356,500 per year

SENIOR

✅ On-site

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Details

NVIDIA is searching for highly motivated, creative engineers to join the Platform Software team. You will work with a team of software engineers on SOC, system, and technology verticals. You will design key aspects of SOC drivers, BSP, and sophisticated CI/CD systems while collaborating with key partners and OEM customers.

Responsibilities

Develop and triage platform drivers for SOCs.
Build automation triage tools and issue packetization systems for firmware and operating system drivers.
Support OS driver development, bring-up, and triage of platform and multimedia drivers.
Support the OEM ecosystem and provide innovative solutions.
Assist with boot KPIs, security, and OS drivers.
Support ecosystem-related technology verticals.
Follow devices from pre-silicon through bring-up and production across different business verticals.
Participate in architecture definition, early modeling, and simulation required to create new products.
Collaborate and communicate effectively with teams around the globe.

Requirements

Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
12+ years of meaningful software development experience.
Strong understanding of ARM microarchitecture and ARM exception levels.
Experience solving problems involving large, complex systems deployed at scale.
Strong C/C++ and Python programming skills, including demonstrated initiative through independent coding projects.
Good understanding of ACPI and device tree concepts.
Familiarity with computer system architecture and microprocessor and microcontroller fundamentals, including caches, buses, memory controllers, and DMA.
Strong operating systems fundamentals, with kernel and hypervisor experience on Windows and Linux systems.
Hands-on experience with debuggers such as GDB and WinDBG, and compilers such as GCC, MSVC, and LLVM.
Good understanding of SOC architecture spanning boot, security, and operating systems.

Preferred Qualifications

Sophisticated system-level debugging experience.
Experience with system-level reliability and resiliency features.
Familiarity with system-level security concepts.
Experience with embedded system software concepts.

Benefits

NVIDIA offers equity and benefits. NVIDIA is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive work environment. Applications will be accepted at least until September 12, 2026. This posting is for an existing vacancy. NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.