Principal System Software Engineer - CUDA Driver
NVIDIAPrincipal System Software Engineer - CUDA Driver
NVIDIALocation
Santa Clara, CA
Type
Full-time
Posted
9/22/2026
Compensation
$272,000 - $431,250 per year
Job description
We are seeking senior engineers to enhance the CUDA driver, a vital component for accelerating general-purpose computation on GPUs. The team focuses on delivering features that maximize the potential of NVIDIA hardware across various computational workloads, including deep learning and virtual reality. As part of this role, you will leverage your design and coding skills to shape the future of CUDA while collaborating with peers across the organization. This position offers the opportunity to drive development efforts and define improvements to CUDA APIs and programming models.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science or Master of Science degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- 15+ years of relevant systems software development experience.
- Strong C programming skills.
- Experience designing, debugging, and maintaining complex software stacks.
- Background with operating system interfaces for threads, process control, and virtual memory.
- Experience with HW/SW co-design and performance modeling using emulation or simulation.
Responsibilities
- Evangelize, architect, and implement new CUDA features.
- Oversee and drive development efforts across multiple teams.
- Collaborate with members of hardware architecture teams.
- Help define forward-looking improvements to the CUDA APIs and programming model.
- Design and maintain performance and precision modeling.
- 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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