Senior System Software Engineer

Nvidia

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Work type: On-site
Location: Santa Clara, CAChampaign, ILRedmond, WA
Salary: $184,000–$287,500 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 8 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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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TL;DR · Senior System Software Engineer

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The Senior System Software Engineer joins the Apache Spark Acceleration group to develop an open source plugin that accelerates Spark applications on GPUs without requiring code changes. In this role, you will enable C++ native execution of Spark operations on CUDA and develop CUDA/C++ libraries to accelerate DataFrames and I/O operations for Parquet, ORC, and JSON file formats. You will collaborate with distributed systems teams to solve large scale processing challenges and contribute to open source libraries like RAPIDS, CCCL, and UCX. The position requires proficiency in C++, Java, and Scala, along with experience in data platform development. You will address the business problem of reducing cloud computing costs and lowering latency in batch ETL workloads through multi-node GPU deployments.

What does a System Software Engineer earn in California?

Median $235750 from 70 postings across 4 companies.

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Skills

C++ CUDA Apache Spark Java Scala RAPIDS CCCL UCX Parquet ORC JSON Apache Arrow Presto Velox 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.
Solve distributed processing problems for large-scale systems with distributed systems teams.
Contribute code and participate in technical discussions with open source communities to enhance RAPIDS, CCCL, and UCX.
Provide technical recommendations on infrastructure, continuous integration, and testing strategies.
Build, test, and optimize software across 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.
Experience using AI tools in software development.
Familiarity with the open source data platform ecosystem (preferred).

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