Principal Chromium and CEF Engineer, GeForce NOW Client Platforms

Salesonaut; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 272,000 - 431,250; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA is looking for a highly experienced engineer specializing in C++ and JavaScript to enhance their CEF and Chromium products. The role demands a strong focus on performance and reliability, and applicants should have a substantial history of contributions to relevant repositories.

With competitive salaries ranging from 272,000 USD to 431,250 USD, NVIDIA offers a diverse work environment and generous benefits, making it a coveted place to work in the tech industry.

Qualifications

• 15+ years experience in C++, JavaScript, and web technologies.
• Excellent system software programming, unit testing, and debugging skills.
• Consistent history of change and feature contributions to CEF or Chromium repositories.

Responsibilities

• Work on custom CEF and Chromium code for NVIDIA products focusing on performance and reliability.
• Maintain and improve related CI/CD, patching infrastructure.
• Review code and designs across the team.

Skills

C++

JavaScript

Web technologies

System software programming

Unit testing

Debugging skills

Expertise in video and graphics composition

System abstraction layers in Chromium

Education

BS or MS in Computer Science or related areas

Job description

What you will be doing:

• Work on custom CEF and Chromium code for NVIDIA products with focus on performance, reliability, cross‑platform compatibility, and security
• Define and upstream parts of that work to share it with the rest of the community, when applicable
• Maintain and improve related CI/CD, patching infrastructure, and improve it to take the latest changes from upstream more quickly
• Define, review, and improve quality, reliability, and performance indicators for the applications
• Review code and designs across the team and contribute actively to the evolving team methodologies

What we need to see:

• 15+ years experience in C++, JavaScript, and web technologies
• Excellent system software programming, unit testing, and debugging skills
• Expertise in video and graphics composition, accessibility, and system abstraction layers in Chromium repos
• Consistent history of change and feature contributions to CEF or Chromium repositories in relevant areas, Chromium committer status
• Strong initiative, proactive, and ready to tackle open‑ended problems
• BS or MS in Computer Science or related areas, or equivalent experience

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Experience in porting and/or optimizing forks of Chromium, CEF, or Electron
• Background with developing and supporting live consumer products/services on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS
• Expertise in developing real‑time, latency‑sensitive, interactive video streaming applications or with 3D APIs like Vulkan or Metal
• Familiarity with telemetry and visualization tools, experience in employing data to analyze and improve product reliability and performance

With competitive salaries and a generous benefits package, NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology industry's most desirable employers. If you're a creative engineer who enjoys autonomy and shares our passion for technology, we want to hear from you.

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 272,000 USD – 431,250 USD. You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.