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Senior System Software Engineer, Performance - CUDA Driver

NVIDIA

Location

Santa Clara, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

5/14/2026

Compensation

$184,000 - $356,500 per year

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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.

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