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Senior Hypervisor and RTOS Engineer

NVIDIA

Location

Santa Clara, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

8/27/2026

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

The Senior System Software Engineer for Hypervisor and RTOS at NVIDIA will play a crucial role in the development of software for autonomous vehicles. This position is part of the Hypervisor and RTOS Team, which focuses on ensuring real-time, safety, and security requirements in automotive systems. The engineer will work on designing and optimizing software stacks for NVIDIA Tegra SoCs while utilizing best engineering practices. The role also involves leading technical initiatives and collaborating across teams to enhance system-level components.

Requirements

  • BS, MS in CS/CE/EE or a related engineering field or equivalent experience
  • 8+ years of experience in software engineering
  • Strong technical leadership, collaboration, and communication skills
  • Strong systems programming experience in C/C++ and embedded software development
  • Deep understanding of RTOS concepts, operating-system internals, and hardware-assisted virtualization

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop new features for RTOS and hypervisor software stack
  • Bring up and optimize RTOS and hypervisor stacks on new NVIDIA Tegra SoCs
  • Develop high-integrity software using best-in-class engineering, safety, and security practices
  • Debug complex system-level issues across hardware, firmware, RTOS, and virtualization layers
  • Lead team-wide technical initiatives by building alignment, coordinating execution, and driving them to completion

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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