Senior System Software Engineer, Linux-Tegra Power Management and Performance Optimization

Nvidia

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Work type: On-site
Location: Santa Clara, CA
Salary: $184,000–$287,500 / yr
Posted: 3 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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TL;DR · Senior System Software Engineer, Linux-Tegra Power Management and Performance Optimization

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As a Senior System Software Engineer – Linux-Tegra Power Management and Performance Optimization, you will join the team to develop power and thermal management software features within the Linux kernel and user space for Tegra SoC and various embedded platforms. You will collaborate with power architects and engineers on platform power estimation while optimizing the software stack to improve performance, efficiency, and responsiveness for edge AI and robotics use cases. Your daily work involves improving compute and memory utilization, reducing latency, and tuning system-level performance for reliable workloads in demanding environments. The role requires expert C programming skills, experience with ARM processors, and deep knowledge of Linux features like dynamic frequency scaling and runtime power management. You will solve critical technical challenges regarding power consumption and thermal constraints to ensure high-performance execution across diverse embedded hardware systems.

Skills

C Linux Kernel Embedded Systems ARM Tegra SoC Power Management Thermal Management System-level Debugging Edge AI Robotics open-source

What you'll do

Implement power and thermal management software features in the Linux Kernel and user space.
Develop software for Tegra SoC and various NVIDIA embedded platforms.
Collaborate with architects and engineers on platform power estimation and optimization.
Optimize the software stack to improve performance, efficiency, and responsiveness for edge AI and robotics.
Improve compute and memory utilization while reducing latency and power consumption.
Tune system-level performance to deliver reliable and scalable AI workloads in real-world environments.

What we're looking for

MS in CS, CE, EE, Systems Engineering, or a related software/hardware engineering major or equivalent experience.
8+ years of software development experience with a significant focus on Linux.
Excellent C programming and debugging skills within Linux kernel and user space software.
Background working on embedded systems and ARM processor specific architectures.
System-level debugging experience and problem-solving skills.
Excellent communication skills.
Understanding of Linux power and thermal management features and factors influencing power efficiency (preferred).
Experience working with the Linux and open-source software communities (preferred).

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