Graphics Systems Engineering Manager - Driver & Platform

NVIDIA Corporation; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 224,000 - 431,000; Full time

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Job summary

NVIDIA in Durham, NC seeks an engineering manager to lead a team creating workstation graphics and system software across graphics, APIs and operating systems. You will combine technical leadership with people management to enable new GPU architectures, core driver development, and performance improvements.

You will partner with hardware and software groups to deliver robust graphics capabilities, mentor engineers, set priorities, and drive automated validation and AI-assisted development while

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of relevant industry experience, including 3+ years in software engineering management delivering complex system software.
• Strong understanding of computer architecture, OS fundamentals, and hardware–software interactions.
• Background in graphics drivers, graphics runtimes, or GPU system software with knowledge of graphics pipelines and APIs such as Vulkan, OpenGL, DirectX, or Metal.
• Strong C/C++ programming skills and ability to guide debugging, design and code reviews, and technical decisions in a large codebase.
• Proven ability to develop engineers, set team priorities, and manage multiple projects with competing requirements.
• Experience with AI-assisted development tools and coding agents, plus openness to new approaches and continuous learning.
• Clear communication and effective collaboration across distributed engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team responsible for graphics driver development and enablement on new GPU architectures, mentoring and career development.
• Guide design, implementation, optimization, and validation of driver features from early hardware bring-up to production release.
• Partner with GPU architecture, hardware, compiler, platform software, and quality engineering teams to define requirements and ensure robust graphics capabilities.
• Drive investigation and resolution of complex correctness, performance, and stability issues across the graphics software and hardware stack.
• Set technical priorities and execution plans balancing hardware enablement, feature development, performance, and long-term maintainability.
• Advance engineering practices through automated validation and AI-assisted development, guiding engineers in delegating work and reviewing outputs for correctness.

Skills

C/C++ programming

Graphics driver development

Leadership and people management

GPU architectures

OS and driver stack

Debugging and code reviews

AI-assisted development tools

Distributed team communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/CE or related

Job description

NVIDIA in Durham, NC seeks an engineering manager to lead a team creating workstation graphics and system software across graphics, APIs and operating systems. You will combine technical leadership with people management to enable new GPU architectures, core driver development, and performance improvements.

You will partner with hardware and software groups to deliver robust graphics capabilities, mentor engineers, set priorities, and drive automated validation and AI-assisted development while