Senior Systems Software Engineer: GPU-Accelerated Spark

NVIDIA Corporation

Santa Clara (CA)

On-site

USD 224,000 - 357,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

NVIDIA Corporation in Santa Clara, CA, is seeking a Senior Systems Software Engineer for the Apache Spark Acceleration group to advance GPU-accelerated data processing in enterprise environments. You will enable native C++ execution of Spark operations on CUDA, develop CUDA/C++ libraries for accelerating DataFrames and I/O on Parquet, ORC, and JSON, and collaborate with distributed systems teams.

The role requires 9+ years in software development, expertise in C++, Java, and Scala, and

Qualifications

9+ years of software development experience.
5+ years on data platform development.
BS/MS/PhD in computer science or a related field (or equivalent).
Proficiency in C++, Java, and Scala.
Experience supporting enterprise customers.
Familiarity with open source data platform ecosystems (Spark, Velox, Presto, Arrow, DataFusion).
Experience using AI tools in software development.

Responsibilities

Enable native C++ execution of Spark operations on CUDA.
Develop CUDA/C++ libraries to accelerate DataFrames and I/O on Parquet, ORC, and JSON.
Collaborate with distributed systems teams to solve large-scale processing challenges.
Work with open source communities to enhance RAPIDS, CCCL, UCX.
Provide feedback on infrastructure, CI, and testing strategies.
Build, test, and optimize across platforms.