Senior CUDA Driver Architect — High-Performance GPU

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

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Job summary

NVIDIA Corporation in Santa Clara, CA is seeking a senior engineer to advance the CUDA driver, a core component of our platform for accelerating general purpose computation on the GPU. You will design, implement, and optimize features that power AI, scientific computing, and high-end visualization across diverse workloads.

You will work across teams to drive architecture, maintain performance models, and deliver robust, well-tested code across Linux, Windows, and other OS environments.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in CS/EE or equivalent experience.
• 15+ years of systems software development experience.
• Strong C/C++ programming and OS-level design skills.

Responsibilities

• Architect, evangelize, and implement new CUDA features across teams.
• Oversee development efforts for multiple projects and maintain performance models.
• Collaborate with hardware architecture teams and write well-tested code.
• Design and maintain drivers and APIs across Linux/Windows environments.
• Drive forward forward-looking improvements to CUDA APIs and programming model.
• Contribute to performance and precision modeling for GPU workloads.

Skills

C programming

C++ programming

OS interfaces

HW/SW co-design

Perf modeling

Leadership / influence

Communication skills

Education

B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering

Job description

NVIDIA Corporation in Santa Clara, CA is seeking a senior engineer to advance the CUDA driver, a core component of our platform for accelerating general purpose computation on the GPU. You will design, implement, and optimize features that power AI, scientific computing, and high-end visualization across diverse workloads.

You will work across teams to drive architecture, maintain performance models, and deliver robust, well-tested code across Linux, Windows, and other OS environments.