System Software Engineer, GPU Power and Performance Management
Nvidia
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This role pays more than 98% of similar roles. Most pay $151,562–$235,750 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $290k versus about $194k for comparable roles.
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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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As a Senior System Software Engineer - Datacenter Power Management, you will join the Datacenter Performance and Power Management Software team to architect production software for datacenter power management controllers. You will develop real-time controllers, policies, and mechanisms that dynamically optimize performance, power, thermals, and energy efficiency across racks and data halls. Your work involves managing the full product lifecycle, from pre-silicon validation through silicon bring-up and deployment in large infrastructures. The role requires expert proficiency in C to develop low-level software, including device drivers, embedded firmware, and operating system fundamentals like concurrency and interrupt handling. You will solve complex problems involving hardware-software interfaces, telemetry, and power-management capabilities for next-generation processors. Key technical focus areas include DVFS, clock-control, voltage-control, and power-capping to ensure reliability and performance under demanding data-center workloads across various operating conditions.
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