Senior System Software Engineer, Performance - CUDA Driver
NVIDIASenior System Software Engineer, Performance - CUDA Driver
NVIDIALocation
Santa Clara, CA
Type
Full-time
Posted
5/14/2026
Compensation
$184,000 - $356,500 per year
Job description
We are seeking senior engineers to enhance the CUDA driver and runtime, which are essential for accelerating general purpose computation on GPUs. The team focuses on analyzing application performance, identifying bottlenecks, and delivering improvements to leverage NVIDIA hardware for various computational tasks. As a team member, you will utilize your design and coding skills to create innovative solutions and collaborate with peers to shape the future of CUDA. This role involves investigating complex performance issues and implementing robust solutions.
Requirements
- BS or MS degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience
- 7+ years of related development experience
- Strong C programming skills
- Experience working with large codebases
- Track record of debugging performance problems in complex environments with software and hardware components
- Experience with operating system interfaces for threads, process control, and virtual memory
- Experience writing and debugging multithreaded programs
- Deep understanding of technology and a passion for the field
- Strong collaborative and interpersonal skills
Responsibilities
- Evangelize, architect, and implement new features
- Oversee and drive development efforts across multiple teams
- Analyze full stack performance from application level through libraries, system software, kernel software, and hardware
- Define forward-looking improvements to the CUDA APIs and programming model
- Create novel system software optimizations
- Write effective, maintainable, and well-tested code
- Develop code for multiple operating systems
Benefits
- Employees at NVIDIA are often offered comprehensive, day-one benefits—including medical, dental, and vision coverage with HSA support, life and disability insurance, an Employee Assistance Program, and a 401(k) with auto-enrollment. Many roles also have generous time off and holidays, donation matching (up to $10,000), and a wide menu of extras like FSAs, commuter benefits, legal and identity-theft protection, pet insurance, and wellness discounts. Optional programs can include student-loan and home-purchase support, plus family care resources and expert medical services.
H-1B filing history
Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026
Filing entity: Nvidia Corporation
As of Aug 23, 2026
Initial approvals
355
FY2026
Approval rate
99.2%
FY2026
LCA certified
7,667
FY2026
Entry-level share
11.9%
FY2026
Initial approvals YoY
-37%
Trend
LCA certified YoY
-83%
Trend
Initial approvals by fiscal year
Approval rate by fiscal year
Continuing vs initial approvals
LCA certified positions by quarter
LCA certified positions by fiscal year
Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.
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