Senior System Software Engineer, CUDA Driver for Windows

NVIDIA Gruppe; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 184,000 - 356,500; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA seeks senior software engineers to work on the CUDA driver for Windows. You will architect and implement new features, coordinate efforts across teams, and help define forward-looking APIs and programming models for CUDA on Windows.

You'll focus on Windows, work with large codebases, and contribute to system software with strong C and C++ skills. Base salary ranges for Level 4 and 5 in the US are 184k–287.5k and 224k–356.5k, with equity and benefits; applications accepted until 2026-08-03.

Qualifications

• BS or MS degree in CS/EE or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 8+ years of relevant industry experience after BS.
• Strong C and C++ programming skills.
• Experience with large codebases.
• Experience with OS interfaces for threads, process control, and virtual memory.
• Experience writing and debugging multithreaded programs.
• Understanding of system-level architecture (memory hierarchy, interrupts, memory-mapped IO).
• Strong interest in system software.
• Knowledge of memory coherence and consistency models.
• Good written communication.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement new features.
• Coordinate development across multiple teams.
• Help define forward-looking improvement 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 programming

C++ programming

Multithreading

Large codebases

OS interfaces

Memory hierarchy

System software

Memory coherence

Education

BS or MS degree in CS/EE

Tools

WDDM experience

DirectX

OpenGL

Vulkan

Windows device drivers

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 August 3, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

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