Senior Software Engineer, CUDA and Unified Memory

Nvidia

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Work type: On-site
Location: Santa Clara, CAAustin, TX
Salary: $184,000–$287,500 / yr
Posted: 11 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live 2 days ago
Closes: Nov 2, 2026
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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This role $236k

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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

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer, CUDA and Unified Memory

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As a Senior Software Engineer - CUDA and Unified Memory, you will join the team responsible for the CUDA driver, a core component of the platform used to accelerate general purpose computation on the GPU. You will architect and implement new features for new chips and kernel features while defining forward-looking improvements to the CUDA APIs and programming model. Your daily work involves crafting sophisticated solutions, collaborating with peers across the organization, and writing maintainable, well-tested kernel and userspace code for multiple Linux operating systems. The role requires expert C programming skills, experience with large codebases, and a deep understanding of operating system interfaces for threads, process control, and virtual memory. You will solve complex problems in memory management to enable advanced features across diverse workloads like deep learning, scientific computation, and video games.

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Skills

CUDA C C++ Linux Kernel Mode Drivers Memory Management Windows macOS Driver Development Virtual Memory Process Control

What you'll do

Architect and implement new features for upcoming GPU chips and kernel functionality.
Develop high-quality, maintainable, and well-tested code for both kernel and userspace environments.
Write and debug multithreaded programs within large, complex codebases.
Develop software specifically for multiple Linux operating systems.
Define forward-looking improvements to the CUDA APIs and programming model.
Solve complex problems related to GPU hardware interaction and memory management.

What we're looking for

BS or MS degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
Strong C programming skills.
Minimum of 10+ years of related development experience.
Experience working with large codebases.
Background with operating system interfaces for threads, process control, and virtual memory.
Experience writing and debugging multithreaded programs.
Good written communication skills.
Knowledge of system level architecture, kernel mode development, or driver development is preferred.

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