Senior System Software Engineer - Platform Software

NVIDIA; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 224,000 - 357,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Employee benefits

Job summary

NVIDIA is seeking highly motivated engineers to join the Platform Software team. You will work on SOC drivers, BSPs, and a sophisticated CI/CD system while collaborating with partners and OEM customers.

Responsibilities include developing and triaging platform drivers, supporting OS driver bring-up, and architecture work across Boot, Security and OS domains, with global teamwork. The role emphasizes hands-on debugging and system-level design.

Qualifications

• BS or MS degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
• 12+ years of meaningful software development experience.
• Strong understanding on ARM microarchitecture and ARM exception levels.
• Background in solving problems in large complex systems deployed at scale.
• Strong C/C++ and Python programming skills with independent projects.
• Good understanding of ACPI as Device tree concepts.
• Familiarity with computer system architecture, microprocessor fundamentals, and memory controllers.

Responsibilities

• Developing and triaging platform drivers for SOCs.
• Building automation triage tools and issue packetizations for FW/OS drivers.
• Supporting OS driver development, bring up and triaging Platform and Multimedia drivers.
• Supporting OEM ecosystem and providing innovative solutions.
• Assist Boot KPIs, Security and OS drivers.
• Support various ecosystems and verticals; collaborate globally.
• Contribute to architecture definition and early modeling for products.

Skills

C/C++

Python

ARM architecture

OS kernel & hypervisor

System-level debugging

GDB/WinDBG

Education

BS or MS in Computer Engineering/CS

Tools

GCC

MSVC

LLVM

GDB

WinDBG

Job description

NVIDIA is searching for highly motivated, creative engineers to join the Platform Software team. You will work with a team of hardworking software engineers working on all aspects of SOC and system, and technology verticals. As someone who is hardworking and passionate about their craft, you will design key aspects of our SOC drivers, BSP, sophisticated CI/CD system, as well as collaborating with key partners and OEM customers. You should demonstrate the ability to excel in an environment with fast pace and agility.

What you'll be doing:

• Developing and triaging platform drivers which goes into SOCs
• Building sophisticated automation triage tools and issue packetizations for FW and OS drivers
• Supporting OS driver development, bring up and triaging of Platform and Multimedia drivers
• Supporting the OEM ecosystem and providing innovative solutions
• Assist Boot KPIs, Security and OS drivers
• Supporting many ecosystems related verticals
• You will follow the devices all the way through from pre-silicon to bringup to production, in products across different business verticals.
• Be heavily involved in architecture definition and early modeling, simulation required to create our groundbreaking products
• Multiple opportunities to collaborate and communicate effectively with teams from all around the globe

What we need to see:

• BS or MS degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience
• 12+ years of meaningful software development experience
• Strong understanding on ARM microarchitecture as well as understanding of ARM exception levels
• Background in solving problems that apply to large complex systems deployed at scale.
• Strong C/C++ and Python programming skills as well as having shown initiative in pursuing independent coding projects
• Good understanding of ACPI as Device tree concepts
• Familiarity with computer system architecture, microprocessor, and microcontroller fundamentals (caches, buses, memory controllers, DMA, etc.)
• Strong Operating systems fundamentals with Kernel , Hypervisor experience on Windows systems as well as Linux systems
• Hands on experience on debuggers like GDB, WinDBG as well compilers like GCC, MSVC, LLVM etc
• Good understanding of SOC architecture spanning across Boot, Security and OS

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Background and strength with sophisticated system-level debugging is invaluable
• Experience working on system level reliability and resiliency features.
• Familiarity with system level security concepts
• Experience with embedded system SW concepts.

NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. NVIDIA is also an equal opportunity employer. We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people on the planet working for us. If you're creative, passionate and self-motivated, we want to hear from you! NVIDIA is leading the way in groundbreaking developments in Artificial Intelligence, High-Performance Computing and Visualization. The GPU, our invention, serves as the visual cortex of modern computers and is at the heart of our products and services.

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

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until September 12, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

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NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.