CUDA Driver Performance Systems Engineer

Nvidia; Jasper (AL); On-site; USD 124,000 - 196,000; Full time

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Job summary

NVIDIA in Santa Clara, CA is seeking a Systems Software Engineer to design, implement, and ship production CUDA driver/runtime features that improve latency, throughput, and efficiency across AI, HPC, and graphics workloads.

You will optimize critical paths, own performance problems end-to-end, and help set direction for future hardware/software co-design while collaborating with multiple teams. Equity and benefits accompany the role.

Qualifications

• BS/MS/PhD in CS/CE/ECE or equivalent experience.
• Strong production C/C++ systems programming background.
• Solid OS and concurrency foundations and hardware awareness.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, validate, and ship production C/C++ features in the CUDA driver and runtime.
• Optimize execution paths for latency, throughput, and scalability across CPU-GPU boundaries.
• Own complex performance problems end-to-end and validate impact with measurements.
• Define performance requirements and direction for future platforms and silicon.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and communicate findings clearly.

Skills

C/C++ production systems

Operating systems

Computer architecture

Performance engineering

Python scripting

Education

BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field

Job description

NVIDIA in Santa Clara, CA is seeking a Systems Software Engineer to design, implement, and ship production CUDA driver/runtime features that improve latency, throughput, and efficiency across AI, HPC, and graphics workloads.

You will optimize critical paths, own performance problems end-to-end, and help set direction for future hardware/software co-design while collaborating with multiple teams. Equity and benefits accompany the role.