Senior System Software Engineer, Platform Software
Nvidia
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This role pays more than 99% of similar roles. Most pay $151,000–$213,200 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $290k versus about $182k for comparable roles.
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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 896 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $184,000–$287,500 across 876 roles with salary data.
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Senior Embedded System Software Engineer – Platform Execution Lead joins the Linux for Edge team to drive SoC and platform bring-up for edge AI products from concept through high-volume deployment. This role involves managing the end-to-end platform Linux software roadmap, coordinating cross-functional dependencies, and overseeing execution plans while mentoring junior engineers. The successful candidate will build, develop, and debug low-level Linux system software including bootloaders, firmware, BSPs, kernel, and device drivers tailored for edge AI SoCs. Key technical requirements include expert proficiency in C/C++, Python, and shell scripting, alongside deep knowledge of CPU architectures, memory subsystems, and high-speed interfaces like PCIe and DDR. The role addresses the challenge of ensuring platform stability and reliability for robotics, autonomous machines, and industrial automation by resolving complex hardware-software interaction issues and developing factory test and provisioning tools to improve manufacturing yield.
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