Senior Software Engineer - GPU and SOC

Nvidia

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Santa Clara, US Posted 11 days ago $152,000–$241,500 / year
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TL;DR

NVIDIA seeks a senior software engineer to join its Platform Software team, where you will design and develop critical SOC drivers, firmware, BIOS, and BSP components while building sophisticated CI/CD systems. Your daily tasks include debugging pre-OS firmware, creating automation tools, optimizing startup and shutdown times, and collaborating with OEMs to ensure robust OS driver development and performance across various ecosystems. You must have a strong background in ARM microarchitecture, C/C++ programming, Python scripting, and experience with operating system fundamentals on both Windows and Linux platforms. Familiarity with debuggers like GDB and WinDBG, as well as knowledge of SOC architecture and security concepts, is essential for this role that spans the full product lifecycle from pre-silicon to production across diverse business verticals.

Skills

C C++ Python ARM ACPI Device_Tree Linux Windows_Kernel Hypervisor GDB WinDBG GCC MSVC LLVM SOC_Architecture GPU_Software_Stack CI/CD Embedded_Systems System_Level_Security

What you'll do

  • Develop and debug Pre-OS Firmware, BIOS, SoC & Platform drivers.
  • Build automation tools for triaging issues in firmware and OS-drivers.
  • Optimize Startup and Shutdown Time KPIs for performance excellence.
  • Validate BSP performance and stability on Arm SoCs and unified memory.
  • Support OEM ecosystem by providing innovative solutions and technical guidance.
  • Drive full product lifecycle from pre-silicon to production across business verticals.

What we're looking for

  • BS or MS in Computer Engineering/Science or equivalent 5+ years of software development experience
  • Strong understanding of ARM microarchitecture, exception levels, and system-level debugging
  • Expertise in Pre-OS Firmware, subsystems firmware/software, and peripherals
  • Proficient in C/C++, Python, and system architecture fundamentals (ACPI, device trees)
  • Experience with OS kernel, hypervisor on Windows/Linux, debuggers, and compilers
  • Hands-on expertise across GPU SW stack, LLM training/inference, and Arm architecture performance

Market check

Salary context

This $152,000–$241,500 range sits above 59% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$152,000–$240,000

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$161,800–$235,750

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

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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

Nvidia currently has 801 open roles on FindRole.

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