Principal Software Engineer

Nvidia

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Work type
On-site
Location
Santa Clara, CAHillsboro, ORRedmond, WA
Salary
$272,000–$431,250 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
63 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby
99+ roles within 25 mi

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Above market

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About Nvidia

Nvidia is a leading designer of graphics processing units (GPUs) and system-on-chip units, powering gaming, professional visualization, data centers, and artificial intelligence workloads. Industry: Semiconductors & AI Computing

Nvidia currently has 1623 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Principal Software Engineer

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As a Principal Software Engineer, you will join the team responsible for designing, driving, and operationalizing firmware and software architecture for next-generation Edge products. You will design and implement platform workflows, including firmware and software extensibility, debug and production security, and diagnostic and deployment tool designs. Your daily work involves collaborating with HW Design teams, SW/FW architects, and ISV and IHV partners to define platform requirements and create scalable, reusable designs. You will engage in pre-silicon platform design through product production while mentoring engineering teams. The role requires deep systems expertise in system architecture and design for scalable and performant edge systems, specifically at the SW/HW interface. You must have experience with complex system software for accelerators such as GPUs, DPUs, or FPGAs.

What does a Software Engineer earn in California?

Median $214500 from 1193 postings across 76 companies.

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Skills

Firmware Software Architecture System Architecture GPU FPGA Edge AI High-Performance Computing System Software Product Design Optimization Security

What you'll do

  • Design and implement platform workflows including firmware and software extensibility for product designs.
  • Debug and manage production security for edge AI platform designs.
  • Define platform requirements with HW designers and partners to create scalable and reusable designs.
  • Champion reliability, debuggability, and optimization in firmware and diagnostic tool design.
  • Engage in pre-silicon platform design through the entire product production lifecycle.
  • Mentor architects and engineering teams to develop them into future leaders.
  • Make key technical decisions and architectural choices in ambiguous situations.

What we're looking for

  • BS or MS degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field or equivalent experience.
  • 15+ years of experience in system architecture and design.
  • Deep experience designing architecture for scalable and performant edge systems, particularly at the SW/HW interface.
  • Previous experience working with complex system software for accelerators such as GPUs, DPUs, or FPGAs.
  • Proven experience in implementing left shift strategy to de-risk program execution.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

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