4 days ago
Base Salary
$184k - $357k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and verify features for next-generation chip architectures.
- Develop chip-specific Linux kernel drivers, embedded software, and core operating system enablement.
- Influence hardware architecture and system software design through architecture reviews and design specifications.
- Bring up new platforms, products, and prototype systems across pre-silicon and silicon environments.
- Enable Linux and core OS software across simulation, emulation, FPGA, and silicon platforms.
- Debug complex hardware and software integration issues and perform system-level root cause analysis.
- Drive projects end-to-end from design through deployment.
Requirements
- BS or MS degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- 8+ years of relevant software development experience.
- Hands-on experience with complex hardware and software designs.
- Strong expertise in C programming, Linux kernel development, and core operating system software.
- Experience developing and debugging Linux device drivers.
- Strong system-level debugging and root cause analysis skills.
- Familiarity with caches, buses, memory controllers, DMA, interrupts, and low-level hardware interactions.
- Ability to independently drive projects with end-to-end ownership.
- Preferred experience with Linux kernel internals, Buildroot, Linux distributions, and open-source software contributions.
- Preferred demonstrated technical leadership through architecture, design, mentoring, or cross-functional project execution.
Benefits
- Onsite position based at NVIDIA's Santa Clara, California office; not remote.
- Eligible for equity and benefits.
About Nvidia
Nvidia designs and sells GPUs and accelerated computing platforms for data centers, AI/ML, graphics, gaming, and automotive, monetizing through hardware, software platforms (CUDA, AI frameworks), and systems like DGX and networking. Customers include cloud providers, enterprises, researchers, and OEMs. Founded in 1993 and headquartered in Santa Clara, it is a public company traded on NASDAQ under NVDA.