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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
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The Senior Software Engineer, Chips System Software joins the Chips System Software organization to design and develop key aspects of chip-specific kernel drivers and embedded software. This role involves core OS enablement, chip and platform bring-up, and automation across pre-silicon and silicon platforms. You will collaborate with hardware and silicon teams to bring up new products, influence hardware architecture through design specifications, and debug complex hardware and software integration issues across multiple layers of the software stack. Required skills include C programming, Linux kernel development, and experience developing Linux device drivers. You must understand computer architecture fundamentals like caches, buses, memory controllers, DMA, and interrupts. The work focuses on enabling Linux and core operating system software across simulation, emulation, FPGA, and silicon platforms for next-generation chips.
What does a Software Engineer earn in California?
Median $214500 from 1193 postings across 76 companies.
C
C++
Object-Oriented Programming
Linux Kernel
Firmware
Boot Software
ARM
SoC
System Architecture
Pre-Silicon
Post-Silicon
Bringup
Root Cause Analysis
Kernel Internals
C
Rust
Firmware
Real-time Operating System
Device Drivers
Kernel Modules
PCIe
I2C
DMA
GPIO
Interrupts
Computer Architecture
Embedded Software
System Software
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