Senior System Software Engineer, Performance - CUDA Driver

• Develop and ship performance-centric CUDA Driver features and programming-model capabilities from design through validation.

• Diagnose complex performance problems through workload analysis, focused measurement and modeling, cross-layer root-cause isolation, and application-level validation .

• Optimize critical CUDA primitives, memory management and movement, CPU-GPU coordination, and interconnect paths for latency, throughput, bandwidth, efficiency, and scalability.

• Establish performance goals for current and future platforms, characterize as new platforms come online , close software and hardware gaps, and drive performance readiness through release s .

• Translate workload and platform evidence into CUDA API, programming model, system software, and future GPU architecture recommendations.

• Set subsystem performance direction and mentor engineers tackling complex systems and performance challenges.

• Influence technical decisions with clear performance evidence and tradeoffs and strengthen implementations through rigorous design and code reviews.

• A BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field - or equivalent practical experience - with at least 7 + years of relevant systems-software development experience.

• Strong production C/C++ systems-programming experience, including delivery of substantial features, optimizations, or production fixes in a complex codebase.

• Strong operating systems and concurrency foundations, including threads, synchronization, processes, virtual memory, and user/kernel interactions.

• Strong computer architecture foundations, including processors, memory hierarchy, caching and coherence, data movement, and system interconnects.

• Demonstrated success improving real software performance: measuring behavior, identifying bottlenecks , implementing optimizations , and profil ing t o prove their effectiveness .

• Sound technical judgment, ownership of ambiguous problems, and clear communication across organizational and disciplinary boundaries.

• Direct CUDA or GPU experience is valuable but is not required when accompanied by deep systems software , operating systems , computer architecture , and performance-engineering foundations.

• Experience developing GPU or accelerator drivers, runtimes, kernel software, firmware, compilers, or other performance-critical low-level systems.

• Experience with pre-silicon analysis, platform bring-up, performance modeling, or hardware/software co-design.

• Systems-level performance experience with AI/DL, HPC, graphics, automotive, robotics, or similarly demanding workloads.

• Evidence of technical inventions such as software-performance patents, novel production designs, or measurement-backed recommendations that influenced hardware revision o r future architecture.

• Python or another scripting language used for focused experimentation, data analysis, or visualization.

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Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 184,000 USD - 287,500 USD for Level 4, and 224,000 USD - 356,500 USD for Level 5. You will also be eligible for equity and benefits .

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until October 18, 2026. This posting is for an existing vacancy. NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.

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