Senior Linux Systems Engineer - Tegra Power & Performance

Nvidia Corporation in

Santa Clara (CA)

On-site

USD 184,000 - 288,000

Full time

2 days ago

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NVIDIA in Santa Clara, CA seeks a Senior System Software Engineer for Linux-Tegra Power Management and Performance Optimization (Finance). You will develop power management features for Tegra and optimize Linux kernel/user space for edge AI and robotics workloads.

Requires strong Linux, C, embedded systems experience, and ARM expertise; collaboration with hardware teams; equity and benefits accompany a competitive compensation package; applications accepted until 2026-09-15.

Qualifications

MS in CS, CE, EE, Systems Engineering or related field or equivalent experience.
8+ years of software development experience with a significant focus on Linux.
Excellent C programming/debugging skills within Linux kernel and user space.
Background with embedded systems and ARM processor-specific development.
System-level debugging experience and problem-solving skills.
Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

Work with ground breaking Tegra power management features in Linux kernel and user space.
Implement power and thermal management software features in Linux kernel and user space.
Collaborate with power architects, hardware and software engineers on platform power estimation and optimization.
Optimize the software stack to improve performance, efficiency, and responsiveness for edge AI and robotics use cases.