Senior C++ Systems Engineer - Ultra-Low Latency Streaming

NVIDIA Corporation; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 152,000 - 288,000; Full time

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Job summary

NVIDIA Corporation is seeking a Senior Systems Software Engineer to design and optimize ultra low-latency streaming software for GeForce NOW and future automotive/robotics AI use cases. You will implement high-performance C++ systems and contribute to streaming pipelines across GPU and CPU resources.

You will collaborate with video encoding, cloud networking and systems teams to deliver low-latency, high-fidelity streaming experiences worldwide, while shaping KPIs and performance targets for QoS.

Qualifications

• Master degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering (or equivalent)
• 5+ years of proven experience in C++ software development, optimization, test and debugging
• Deep knowledge of operating systems, multi-threading, socket programming, and performance-critical programming in Windows and Linux
• Good understanding of low-latency transport protocols (e.g., WebRTC, QUIC)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a self-motivated approach

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and test high-performance C++ software for ultra low-latency streaming
• Build and improve media streaming pipelines using technologies such as WebRTC, GStreamer, RTP/RTCP, and related protocols.
• Analyze performance metrics across server, network and media pipeline and optimize GPU and CPU utilization to reduce latency.
• Define and implement KPIs for streaming quality, and user experience.
• Collaborate with video encoding, cloud networking, and systems teams to deliver low-latency, high-fidelity streaming experience

Skills

C++ programming

Multi-threading

Socket programming

Performance optimization

Analytical thinking

Education

Master's degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering

Tools

WebRTC

GStreamer

RTP/RTCP

QUIC

Linux

Windows

Job description

NVIDIA Corporation is seeking a Senior Systems Software Engineer to design and optimize ultra low-latency streaming software for GeForce NOW and future automotive/robotics AI use cases. You will implement high-performance C++ systems and contribute to streaming pipelines across GPU and CPU resources.

You will collaborate with video encoding, cloud networking and systems teams to deliver low-latency, high-fidelity streaming experiences worldwide, while shaping KPIs and performance targets for QoS.