CUDA Systems Engineer - Performance & Runtime

NVIDIA Corporation; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 124,000 - 196,000; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA Corporation is seeking systems software engineers to design and ship production C/C++ features for the CUDA driver and runtime in a high-performance, multi-team environment in Santa Clara, CA. You will optimize critical paths, mentor others, and influence hardware/software directions for future GPU architectures.

Applicants should have strong OS/concurrency and computer-architecture knowledge, and a background in performance engineering with measurable results.

Qualifications

• BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field—or equivalent practical experience—with at least 2 years of systems-software development experience.
• Strong production C/C++ systems-programming experience in a complex codebase.
• Strong OS 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.
• Proven track record in improving software performance with measurements and quantitative validation.
• Sound technical judgment and ability to own ambiguous problems and communicate across teams.
• Direct CUDA or GPU experience is valuable but not required if deep systems foundations exist.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, validate, and ship performance-centric features in the CUDA driver and runtime.
• Optimize kernel launches, synchronization, memory management, and CPU-GPU coordination for latency, throughput, and scalability.
• Lead end-to-end performance analysis, formulate hypotheses, run measurements, identify root causes, and validate impact.
• Translate workload signals into CUDA API and programming-model improvements and system-software direction.
• Collaborate with multiple teams to define performance requirements and influence hardware/software direction.
• Mentor engineers and help shape future GPU software architecture and product generations.

Skills

C/C++ systems

OS and concurrency

Computer architecture

Performance engineering

Strong communication

Ownership mindset

CUDA experience

Education

BS/MS/PhD in CS/CE

Tools

CUDA

Job description

NVIDIA Corporation is seeking systems software engineers to design and ship production C/C++ features for the CUDA driver and runtime in a high-performance, multi-team environment in Santa Clara, CA. You will optimize critical paths, mentor others, and influence hardware/software directions for future GPU architectures.

Applicants should have strong OS/concurrency and computer-architecture knowledge, and a background in performance engineering with measurable results.