Senior System Software Engineer

Nvidia

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Location
Santa Clara, CAChampaign, ILRedmond, WA
Salary
$184,000–$287,500 / yr
Posted
63 days ago
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Confirmed live 2 days ago
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How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $174k
This role $236k
$100k most similar roles pay here $308k

This role pays more than 96% of similar roles. Most pay $151,000–$196,750 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $236k versus about $174k 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 within the Apache Spark Acceleration group, you will focus on accelerating data processing using GPU technology to reduce cloud costs and latency for batch ETL workloads. You will be responsible for enabling C++ native execution of Spark operations on CUDA and developing CUDA/C++ libraries to accelerate DataFrames and I/O operations for file formats like Parquet, ORC, and JSON. Your daily work involves collaborating with distributed systems teams to solve large-scale processing challenges and contributing to open source communities to enhance RAPIDS, CCCL, and UCX. You will also provide feedback on infrastructure and testing strategies while building and optimizing across various platforms. The role requires proficiency in C++, Java, and Scala, along with experience in data platform development and familiarity with the open source ecosystem including Spark, Velox, Presto, Arrow, and DataFusion.

What does a System Software Engineer earn in California?

Median $235750 from 37 postings across 4 companies.

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Skills

C++ CUDA Apache Spark Java Scala RAPIDS CCCL UCX Parquet ORC JSON Apache Arrow Velox Presto Apache DataFusion Distributed Systems ETL

What you'll do

  • Enable C++ native execution of Spark operations on CUDA.
  • Develop CUDA/C++ libraries to accelerate DataFrames and I/O operations for Parquet, ORC, and JSON formats.
  • Solve distributed processing problems at large scale in collaboration with distributed systems teams.
  • Contribute code and participate in technical discussions with open source communities to enhance RAPIDS, CCCL, and UCX.
  • Provide recommendations on infrastructure, continuous integration, and testing strategies.
  • Build, test, and optimize software across multiple different platforms.

What we're looking for

  • 9+ years of experience in software development.
  • 5+ years of hands-on experience with data platform development.
  • BS/MS/PhD in computer science or a related field (or equivalent experience).
  • Proficiency in C++, Java, and Scala.
  • Experience supporting enterprise customers.
  • Familiarity with the open source data platform ecosystem including Apache Spark, Velox, Presto, Arrow, and DataFusion.
  • Experience using AI tools in software development.

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