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Required Skills & Competences
Tag name is followed by "@" symbol and proficiency level value.
About proficiency levels:
- 1-2 — basic awareness. Minimal hands-on experience, and a rudimentary understanding of the technology's purpose;
- 3-6 — daily use. Comfortable and regular usage, capable of handling common tasks and challenges related to the technology;
- 7-9 — you are an expert, you can teach others, you know all the pitfalls and tricks;
- 10 — exceptional knowledge, comprehensive understanding, and adeptness in all aspects of the technology, including advanced problem-solving. Think twice before claiming or demanding such level.
Software Development @ 4
Linux @ 4
Communication @ 4
Debugging @ 7
- 1-2 — basic awareness. Minimal hands-on experience, and a rudimentary understanding of the technology's purpose;
- 3-6 — daily use. Comfortable and regular usage, capable of handling common tasks and challenges related to the technology;
- 7-9 — you are an expert, you can teach others, you know all the pitfalls and tricks;
- 10 — exceptional knowledge, comprehensive understanding, and adeptness in all aspects of the technology, including advanced problem-solving. Think twice before claiming or demanding such level.
Details
We are looking for a Senior System Software Engineer to work in the Tegra system software group. You will join a team that builds and maintains software for complex heterogeneous computing systems that power server products used in AI, HPC, and accelerated computing workloads. The team develops software across user-space, kernel, firmware and boot software for SoC/platform bring-up, validation and diagnostics.
Responsibilities
- Design and develop tests and frameworks to validate and stress SOC/System through the full software development lifecycle (user-space, kernel, firmware, boot software).
- Architect and drive diagnostic software solutions for all product life-cycle phases: bring up, manufacturing, hardware qualification, failure analysis and custom platforms.
- Lead initiatives to improve efficiency, robustness and usability of software for design validation, thermal & power characterization, manufacturing screening, and customer bring up.
- Participate in debug and root cause analysis of complex board/system level failures.
- Communicate and coordinate effectively with internal teams, customers and partners.
Requirements
- BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years of industry-related experience.
- Strong C/C++ programming skills and object-oriented programming.
- Experience with low-level / driver-level programming.
- Thorough understanding of operating systems and kernel programming.
- Understanding of processor architecture fundamentals (preferably ARM).
- Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and planning skills.
Ways to stand out from the crowd
- Knowledge of Linux kernel internals and solid understanding of ARM platforms.
- Experience in diagnostic software for datacenter and server systems.
- Experience in Pre-Silicon / Post-Silicon bring-up planning and execution for complex SoCs and platforms.
- Record of learning new technologies on the job in time-bound manner.
- Experience working on large software projects and familiarity with software product release lifecycles.
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary ranges (determined by location, experience, and comparable roles):
- Level 3: 152,000 USD - 241,500 USD
- Level 4: 184,000 USD - 287,500 USD
- Eligible for equity and benefits. (Link provided to company benefits in original posting.)
Other information
- Applications accepted at least until January 27, 2026.
- This posting is for an existing vacancy.
- NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.
- NVIDIA is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on legally protected bases.