Senior Software Engineer, Streaming

Nvidia

Confirmed live 2 days ago High trust
Remote

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Work type
Remote
Location
Santa Clara, CA
Salary
$184,000–$287,500 / yr
Posted
15 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $182k
This role $236k
$100k most similar roles pay here $308k

This role pays more than 91% of similar roles. Most pay $150,187–$214,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $236k versus about $182k for comparable roles.

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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 896 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $184,000–$287,500 across 876 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer, Streaming

As a Senior Software Engineer – Streaming, you will join a team of skilled engineers building next-generation applications with advanced media and data streaming capabilities. You will design, develop, optimize, and debug C++ software for ultra low-latency streaming systems while improving pipelines using WebRTC, GStreamer, RTP/RTCP, and related protocols. Your daily work involves analyzing CPU, memory, networking, and scheduling behavior across Windows, Linux, QNX, and embedded platforms to solve complex problems in the media pipeline. You will define KPIs for networking quality and integrate streaming software with platform services or automotive components. The role requires expertise in C++, multithreading, memory management, and real-time protocols like SRTP, DTLS-SRTP, and SCTP. You will address technical challenges in high-performance gaming, augmented reality, artificial intelligence, and robotics by ensuring seamless, low-latency data delivery across diverse hardware boundaries.

What does a Software Engineer earn in California?

Median $214000 from 775 postings across 63 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Design, develop, optimize, and debug C++ software for ultra low-latency streaming systems.
  • Build and improve media streaming pipelines using WebRTC, GStreamer, RTP/RTCP, and related protocols.
  • Analyze CPU, memory, networking, and media pipeline behavior across real-world workloads.
  • Develop and debug software across Windows, Linux, QNX, and embedded platforms.
  • Define and implement KPIs for networking quality, streaming quality, and user experience.
  • Integrate streaming software with platform services, connectivity layers, and automotive system components.

What we're looking for

  • Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience.
  • 8+ years of proven experience in C++ software development, optimization, and debugging.
  • Strong understanding of operating systems, multithreading, memory management, networking, and systems programming.
  • In-depth knowledge of WebRTC architecture, peer connection lifecycle, ICE handshake, and real-time protocols like SRTP, DTLS-SRTP, and SCTP.
  • Ability to debug complex issues across software, OS, media pipelines, platform, and hardware boundaries.
  • Experience with streaming technologies such as RTP, WebSockets, and QUIC.
  • Knowledge of video codecs and formats including H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, and AV1.
  • Experience with QNX, Linux, or embedded operating systems for safety-critical platforms is a plus.

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