Senior Software Engineer, CUDA UMD - Graphs and GPU Sharing

Nvidia

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Work type: On-site
Location: Santa Clara, CA
Salary: $184,000–$287,500 / yr
Posted: 11 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live 2 days ago
Closes: Nov 1, 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 UMD - Graphs and GPU Sharing

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As a Senior Software Engineer, CUDA UMD - Graphs and GPU Sharing, 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 be responsible for architecting, implementing, and evangelizing new features while coordinating development efforts across multiple teams to improve the CUDA programming model. Your daily work involves crafting maintainable code for various operating systems and extending specific functionalities like CUDA Graphs and MPS. To succeed, you must possess expert C and C++ skills, experience with large codebases, and a deep understanding of operating system interfaces including threads, process control, and virtual memory. The role addresses technical challenges in parallel computing to support diverse workloads such as deep learning, scientific computation, data science, and video games.

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Skills

C C++ CUDA Kernel Mode Development Parallel Computing Linux Systems Software Device Drivers Operating System Interfaces CUDA Graphs MPS Virtual Memory Memory-Mapped IO

What you'll do

Develop and maintain the CUDA Driver to accelerate general-purpose computation on GPUs.
Architect and implement new features for the CUDA platform and programming model.
Coordinate and drive development efforts across multiple engineering teams.
Define forward-looking improvements to CUDA APIs and programming models.
Extend specific CUDA functionalities such as CUDA Graphs and Multi-Process Service (MPS).
Write maintainable, well-tested code for multiple operating systems.
Solve complex problems related to system software, thread control, and virtual memory.

What we're looking for

BS or MS degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
Strong C and C++ programming skills.
Minimum of 8-10 years of related development experience.
Experience driving projects across multiple teams.
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 and presentation skills.

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