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
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 57 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Closes: Nov 2, 2026 (soon)
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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 for accelerating 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 CUDA APIs and the programming model. Your daily work involves writing maintainable, well-tested kernel and userspace code for multiple Linux operating systems. You must possess strong C programming skills and experience with operating system interfaces for threads, process control, and virtual memory. The role requires debugging multithreaded programs and managing kernel memory. You will solve complex problems involving memory coherence, consistency models, and system-level architecture, including interconnects, interrupts, and memory-mapped IO to support deep learning and scientific computation.

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Skills

C C++ CUDA Kernel Mode Development Linux Windows macOS Virtual Memory Memory Management Driver Development Operating System Interfaces Interrupts Memory-Mapped IO

What you'll do

Architect and implement new features for new chips and kernel features.
Write effective, maintainable, and well-tested kernel and userspace code.
Develop code for multiple Linux operating systems.
Define forward-looking improvements to the CUDA APIs and programming model.
Manage kernel memory through the Unified Memory kernel driver.
Interact with GPU hardware, kernel mode drivers, and the operating system.
Debug multithreaded programs within large codebases.

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.
Understanding of system level architecture, memory coherence, and kernel mode development (preferred).

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