Senior System Software Engineer, CUDA Driver for Windows

NVIDIA Corporation; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 184,000 - 357,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

Benefits package

Job summary

NVIDIA Corporation is seeking software engineers to work on the CUDA driver for Windows in Santa Clara. You will architect and implement features, coordinate across teams, and help shape the CUDA API and programming model while delivering well-tested Windows-focused code.

The role requires strong C/C++ skills, experience with large codebases, multithreading, and OS interfaces. Base salaries vary by Level 4 or Level 5, with equity and benefits available.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 8+ years of relevant industry experience or equivalent academic experience after BS.
• Strong C and C++ programming skills.
• Experience with large codebases and OS interfaces for threads, processes, and memory.
• Experience writing and debugging multithreaded programs.
• Understanding of system level architecture, memory hierarchy and memory-mapped IO.
• Strong interest in system software and memory coherence concepts.
• Good written communication.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement new features.
• Coordinate development efforts across multiple teams.
• Help define forward-looking improvements to CUDA APIs and programming model.
• Write effective, maintainable, and well-tested code.
• Focus on developing code that targets the Microsoft Windows operating system.

Skills

C/C++ programming

Multithreaded programming

Large codebases

OS interfaces

System software

Memory hierarchy

Memory coherence

Written communication

Education

BS or MS in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering

Tools

Windows driver development

Job description

NVIDIA’s invention of the GPU in 1999 sparked the growth of the PC gaming market, redefined modern computer graphics, and revolutionized parallel computing. More recently, GPU deep learning ignited modern AI — the next era of computing — with the GPU acting as the brain of computers, robots, and self-driving cars that can perceive and understand the world. We're looking to grow our company and form teams with the most inquisitive people in the world. Join us at the forefront of technological advancement. We are hiring software engineers to work on the CUDA driver for Windows. CUDA is NVIDIA’s platform for accelerating general purpose computation on the GPU. Our team delivers features and improvements to better realize the potential of NVIDIA hardware for a growing range of computational workloads, ranging from deep learning, scientific computation, and self-driving cars to video games and virtual reality. CUDA defines a unified programming model across a range of system configurations and hardware capabilities. To accomplish this, the CUDA driver interacts with GPU hardware, kernel mode drivers, user mode drivers, and the operating system.

What you’ll be doing:

• You will architect and implement new features
• Coordinate development efforts across multiple teams
• Help define forward-looking improvement to the CUDA APIs and programming model
• Write effective, maintainable, and well-tested code
• Focus on developing code that targets the Microsoft Windows operating system

What we need to see:

• BS or MS degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 8+ years of relevant industry experience or equivalent academic experience after BS
• Strong C and C++ programming skills
• Experience working with large codebases
• Experience with operating system interfaces for threads, process control, and virtual memory
• Experience writing and debugging multithreaded programs
• Understanding of system level architecture, such as interconnects, memory hierarchy, interrupts, and memory-mapped IO
• Strong interest in system software
• Knowledge of memory coherence and consistency models
• Good written communication

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) experience
• Experience with game development
• Background in computer graphics (OpenGL, Vulkan, DirectX)
• Experience writing Windows device drivers
• Experience with kernel mode development

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 184,000 USD - 287,500 USD for Level 4, and 224,000 USD - 356,500 USD for Level 5.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until September 4, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

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