Senior Tegra Diagnostic Software Engineer

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

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Benefits

Job summary

NVIDIA is hiring a System Software Engineer for the Tegra Diagnostics team. You’ll join a group that builds software for complex heterogeneous computing systems powering servers, automotive, and embedded products used in AI, HPC, and accelerated computing workloads.

You will work across user-space, kernel, firmware or boot software, evaluate design use cases, and drive improvements with internal teams and external customers.

Qualifications

• BS/MS in EE/CS or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of experience.
• Strong C/C++ and object-oriented programming skills.
• Experience with low-level/driver programming.
• Understanding of processor architecture fundamentals, preferably ARM.
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and planning skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop drivers, tests and framework that can stress the SOC/System and go through the full software development lifecycle.
• Participate in system architecture analysis and design-use cases to push SOC/system limits.
• Lead initiatives to improve efficiency, robustness and user-friendliness of software for design validation, thermal and power characterization, manufacturing screening, and external customer bring up.
• Understand and participate in debug/root-cause analysis of complex data-center module/rack level failures; recommend remediations and drive SW architecture improvements.
• Communicate effectively with teams across the company, customers and partners.

Skills

C/C++ programming

Object-oriented programming

Low-level programming

Debugging skills

Communication skills

Education

BS/MS in EE/CS

Job description

We are now hiring a System Software Engineer to join the NVIDIA's System Software group focusing on Tegra Diagnostics. You will join a dynamic crew that builds and maintains software for complex heterogeneous computing systems that power sophisticated server/auto/embedded products used in ground breaking of diverse AI, HPC, and accelerated computing workloads. We have some of the best engineers in the world conceptualizing and taking these products to the finish line and these outstanding engineering teams are rapidly growing. If you're a creative software engineer with a real passion for developing products with new technology, we want to hear from you.

What you’ll be doing:

• Developdrivers/tests and frameworksthat can most efficiently stress the SOC/Systemand to see them through the full software development lifecycle. This can include working in user-space, kernel, firmware or boot software of SOC.

• Participating in overall system architectureanalysis and collaborate with internal software teams and define/designuse casesthat can push the SOC/systemto hitlimits of power, noise patterns and bandwidth metrics

• Spearhead various initiatives to improve efficiency, robustness and user friendliness of the softwarewe deliver for design validation, thermal & power characterization, manufacturing screening, and external customers bring up.

• Understand and participate in the debug /root cause analysisof very complex data center module/rack level failures.Recommend remediations and drive SW architecture improvementswhen applicable.

• Communicate optimally with various teams throughout the company, as well as customers and partners.

What we need to see:

• BS/MS in EE/CS or equivalent experience.

• 8+ years of experience

• Strong C/C++ programming skills and object-oriented programming skills.

• Experience with low level / driver level programming.

• Understanding of processor architecture fundamentals, preferably arm.

• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.

• Strong communication, interpersonal and planning skills.

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Knowledge of Linux kernel internals.

• Knowledge of Server / PC system architecture.

• Experience in Pre-Silicon / Post-Silicon bringup planning and execution of complex SoCs and platforms

• Consistent record of learning new technologies on the job in a time-bound manner.

• Experience working in teams on large SW project

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 May 24, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

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