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NVIDIA · 1 hour ago

Senior System Software Engineer - GPU Power

Santa Clara, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$152K/yr - $242K/yr

5+ years exp

NVIDIA is a leader in computer graphics and AI technology, looking for a Senior System Software Engineer to join their GPU Power Management Software team. The role involves defining, designing, and developing GPU system software components, focusing on power management features and collaborating with various teams to resolve technical issues.

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Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Define, design and develop GPU system software components with focus on power and performance

Drive end-to-end GPU power management features from idea to productization including chip bring up

Drive and resolve complex technical issues independently across multiple teams and technical fields

Influence next generation graphics processing unit composition and system software by building internal architecture specification and develop specification

Collaborate and communicate effectively with local and remote teams

Qualification

C programmingGPU power managementOperating system architectureFirmware developmentDevice driver developmentCollaborationCommunication

Required

5+ years of industry experience developing software for systems or within a related domain

B.S. or higher degree (or equivalent experience) in Computer Science/Engineering and related field

Strong programming skills in C, in depth knowledge low level firmware development concepts like interrupt handling, GPU low power and HW programming following datasheet

Solid background in the fundamentals of operating system architecture, device driver, real-time embedded operating system, algorithms and data structures

Must be able to work closely with both hardware designers as well as other driver engineers to create new features and solutions

Preferred

Architecture and design experience in software power management and optimization. Working experience with device low power states is plus

Prior experience in designing real-time software controllers

Working experience in system software, operating system internals, kernel modules, and device driver

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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