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Senior Software Engineer - CUDA and Unified Memory

NVIDIA

Location

Santa Clara, CA, Austin, TX

Type

Full-time

Posted

8/4/2026

Compensation

$184,000 - $356,500 per year

Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202699.2% approval-37% YoY
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Job description

We are seeking experienced software engineers to join our team focused on the CUDA driver, a critical component for enhancing general purpose computation on GPUs. The team is dedicated to delivering innovative features that leverage NVIDIA hardware for various computational tasks, including deep learning and virtual reality. As part of this role, you will engage in designing and coding solutions that shape the future of CUDA. Collaboration with peers across NVIDIA is essential to ensure the best compute platform is achieved.

Requirements

  • BS or MS degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience
  • Strong C programming skills
  • Minimum of 10+ years of related development experience
  • Experience working with large codebases
  • Background with operating system interfaces for threads, process control, and virtual memory
  • Experience writing and debugging multithreaded programs
  • Good written communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Architect and implement new features for new chips and kernel features
  • Coordinate with other teams to accomplish daily work
  • Help define forward-looking improvements to the CUDA APIs and programming model
  • Write effective, maintainable, and well-tested kernel and userspace code
  • Develop code for multiple Linux 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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