System Software Engineer - GPU and Soc

NVIDIA NVIDIA · Semiconductors · Santa Clara, CA +2

System Software Engineer role at NVIDIA focusing on SOC and system software development, including drivers, BSP, and CI/CD systems. Requires strong C/C++, Python, OS fundamentals, and ARM microarchitecture knowledge.

What you'd actually do

  1. Developing and triaging platform drivers which goes into SOCs
  2. Building sophisticated automation triage tools and issue packetizations for FW and OS drivers
  3. Supporting OS driver development, bring up and triaging of Platform and Multimedia drivers
  4. Supporting the OEM ecosystem and providing innovative solutions
  5. Assist Boot KPIs, Security and OS drivers

Skills

Required

  • BS or MS degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience
  • Strong understanding on ARM microarchitecture as well as understanding of ARM exception levels
  • Background in solving problems that apply to large complex systems deployed at scale.
  • Strong C/C++ and Python programming skills as well as having shown initiative in pursuing independent coding projects
  • Good understanding of ACPI as Device tree concepts
  • Familiarity with computer system architecture, microprocessor, and microcontroller fundamentals (caches, buses, memory controllers, DMA, etc.)
  • Strong Operating systems fundamentals with Kernel , Hypervisor experience on Windows systems as well as Linux systems
  • Hands on experience on debuggers like GDB, WinDBG as well compilers like GCC, MSVC, LLVM etc
  • Good understanding of SOC architecture spanning across Boot, Security and OS
  • 8+ years of meaningful software development experience

Nice to have

  • Background and strength with sophisticated system-level debugging is invaluable
  • Experience working on system level reliability and resiliency features.
  • Familiarity with system level security concepts
  • Experience with embedded system SW concepts.

What the JD emphasized

  • 8+ years of meaningful software development experience