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NVIDIA · 7 hours ago

Senior System Software Engineer - Tegra

Santa Clara, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$152K/yr - $242K/yr

5+ years exp

NVIDIA is looking for a Senior System Software Engineer to join their Tegra system software group, focusing on developing software for complex heterogeneous computing systems. The role involves designing and developing test frameworks, architecting diagnostic solutions, and participating in debugging complex system failures.

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Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Designing and developing test and framework that can most efficiently validate and stress SOC/System and to see them through the full software development lifecycle. This can include working in user-space, kernel, firmware or boot software of SOC

Architecting and driving new diagnostic software solutions that cater to all phases of the product life cycle - bring up, manufacturing, hardware qualification, failure analysis and custom platforms

Spearhead various initiatives to improve efficiency, robustness and user friendliness of the software we deliver for design validation, thermal & power characterization, manufacturing screening, and external customers bring up

Understand and participate in the debug/root cause analysis of very complex board/system level failures

Communicate optimally with various teams throughout the company, as well as customers and partners

Qualification

C/C++ programmingOperating systems knowledgeKernel programmingLow level programmingProcessor architectureDiagnostic softwarePlanning skillsProblem-solving skillsCommunication skillsInterpersonal skills

Required

BS/MS in EE/CS or equivalent experience

5+ years of industry related experience

Strong C/C++ programming skills and object-oriented programming skills

Experience with low level / driver level programming

Understanding of processor architecture fundamentals, preferably arm

Strong problem-solving and debugging skills

Expert communication, interpersonal and planning skills

Preferred

Knowledge of Linux kernel internals and solid understanding of ARM platforms

Experience in diagnostic software for datacenter and server systems

Experience in Pre-Silicon / Post-Silicon bringup planning and execution of complex SoCs and platforms

Consistent record of learning new technologies on the job in a time-bound manner

Experience working in teams on large SW projects as well as an understanding of SW product release lifecycle

Benefits

Equity

Benefits

Company

NVIDIA

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NVIDIA is a computing platform company operating at the intersection of graphics, HPC, and AI.

Founded in 1993

Santa Clara, California, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.nvidia.com

H1B Sponsorship

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Funding

Current Stage

Public Company

Total Funding

$4.09B

Key Investors

ARPA-EARK Investment ManagementSoftBank Vision Fund

2023-05-09Grant· $5M

2022-08-09Post Ipo Equity· $65M

2021-02-18Post Ipo Equity

Leadership Team

Jensen Huang

Founder and CEO

Michael Kagan

Chief Technology Officer

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