Senior System Software Engineer - Simulation & Pre-Silicon

Nvidia Corporation in; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 152,000 - 242,000; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA in Santa Clara, CA is seeking a Senior System Software Engineer for Simulation Software to help drive early software bring-up on simulation platforms and validate software in pre-silicon environments. This role requires a BS or MS in CS/CE/EE, 5+ years of software development, strong C/C++ and Python, and hands-on experience with SystemC/VDK.

You will create tools and automation to improve productivity and scale, work across teams, and enable platform teams on complex simulation

Qualifications

• BS, MS or equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of relevant software development experience.
• Strong C/C++ and Python programming skills.
• Hands-on experience with SystemC, VDK, or similar simulation platforms.
• Experience with system software bring-up, platform validation, low-level software development, or infrastructure-facing systems engineering.
• Strong Linux fundamentals, including shell scripting, process/debug tools, and development workflows.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills across software stacks, tools, platform behavior, and system interactions.
• Experience building developer tools, automation, test infrastructure, triage workflows, or tooling focused on improving efficiency.
• Ability to work across teams and drive technical execution in ambiguous early-development environments.

Responsibilities

• Drive early software bring-up on simulation platforms for new chip and platform programs.
• Verify platform readiness and validate software functionality in pre-silicon development environments.
• Develop scripts, tools, and automation that improve productivity, reliability, and scale for simulation-based software development.
• Enable module teams to use simulation platforms effectively for development, debugging, and validation.
• Debug complex issues spanning software, platform configuration, infrastructure, and simulation environment interactions.
• Improve developer experience for teams using simulation infrastructure through better workflows, diagnostics, and tooling.

Skills

C/C++

Python

Linux

Shell scripting

Debugging

Automation tooling

Cross-team collaboration

Education

BS/MS in CS/CE/EE

Tools

SystemC

VDK

Job description

NVIDIA in Santa Clara, CA is seeking a Senior System Software Engineer for Simulation Software to help drive early software bring-up on simulation platforms and validate software in pre-silicon environments. This role requires a BS or MS in CS/CE/EE, 5+ years of software development, strong C/C++ and Python, and hands-on experience with SystemC/VDK.

You will create tools and automation to improve productivity and scale, work across teams, and enable platform teams on complex simulation