Senior Software Engineer, GeForce NOW Video Streaming

Nvidia

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Work type: On-site
Location: Santa Clara, CA
Salary: $184,000–$287,500 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 99 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
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, GeForce NOW Video Streaming

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The Senior Software Engineer - GeForce NOW Video Streaming will join a team of skilled engineers developing a high-performance, low-latency streaming stack for cloud-based gaming and real-time streaming applications. The role involves developing and improving the media streaming stack to deliver ultra-low latency, high video quality, and network resilience. Key responsibilities include analyzing GPU and CPU performance to isolate bottlenecks, designing features for image quality and security, and building adaptive streaming solutions for variable network conditions. Candidates must be proficient in C, C++, multi-threaded programming, and system software design. Required technical skills include experience with GPU-accelerated video pipelines, hardware-based video encoders, and APIs like DirectX, Vulkan, CUDA, and NvMedia. Expertise in H.264, HEVC, and AV1 codecs is also required.

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Median $214500 from 1193 postings across 76 companies.

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Skills

C C++ CUDA Vulkan DirectX OpenGL NvMedia H.264 HEVC AV1 Multi-threaded programming Video Codec SDK V4L2 OS internals Kernel-mode drivers Telemetry Adaptive bit-rate DLSS RTX

What you'll do

Develop and improve the media streaming stack to achieve ultra-low latency and high video quality.
Design and develop features to enhance image quality, performance, reliability, security, and maintainability.
Analyze GPU/CPU performance for the video pipeline to isolate and resolve bottlenecks.
Build tools to measure and evaluate user-experienced video quality with high confidence.
Leverage latest video compression technologies to deliver high-quality streaming for interactive graphics.
Build adaptive streaming solutions to maintain quality under variable and unreliable network conditions.
Tune video codec configurations to meet specific application requirements and performance trade-offs.

What we're looking for

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field or equivalent experience.
6+ years of experience in software engineering, multi-threaded programming, and system software design.
Proficiency in C and C++.
Experience with GPU-accelerated video and graphics pipelines, hardware-based video encoders, and color spaces.
Familiarity with API frameworks such as DirectX, Vulkan, CUDA, OpenGL, V4L2, and NvMedia.
Solid understanding of video codecs like H.264, HEVC, and AV1, including tuning codec configurations.
Proficiency in telemetry, statistical data analysis, and performance monitoring for cloud infrastructures.
Experience with NvMedia, NVIDIA’s Video Codec SDK, or real-time streaming protocols (preferred).

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