This role pays more than
99%
of similar roles. Most pay
$169,550–$220,800
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$352k
versus about
$195k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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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
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Listed pay typically runs
$184,000–$287,500
across 876 roles with salary data.
Principal Systems Software Engineer, LPU joins the LPX System Software team to build foundational software for a deterministic compute architecture. This role focuses on developing hardware abstraction layers, core system libraries, drivers, and runtime components that manage workloads on novel silicon. You will design data-movement pipelines, establish API contracts, and lead platform bring-up for new boards in collaboration with hardware and compiler teams. The work involves solving complex reliability issues, performing root-cause analyses, and codifying engineering practices using AI coding agents to increase team leverage. Key technical requirements include extensive experience in Rust for low-level systems programming at the hardware or kernel boundary, including firmware, RTOS, and Linux drivers. Additional relevant skills include distributed systems, gRPC, inference serving stacks like vLLM, and managing large multi-repository codebases with a focus on long-lived API stability.