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This role pays more than
94%
of similar roles. Most pay
$149,500–$210,875
— the blue band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$236k
versus about
$180k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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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
1626 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$184,000–$287,500
across 1115 roles with salary data.
The Senior System Software Engineer - Scientific Computing PaaS joins the team to build cloud-based scientific computing platform workflows. This role involves designing services and taking ownership of underlying cloud infrastructure for physics-informed and data-driven scientific workflows. Key responsibilities include designing novel algorithms to increase system performance, building and operating scalable I/O infrastructure for checkpointing and data loading, and optimizing compute, storage, and network architectures. The position requires expertise in compiled languages like Go, Rust, or C++, along with deep knowledge of distributed systems, parallel processing, and heterogeneous accelerated computing using CPUs and GPUs. Candidates must understand virtualization, consensus protocols, and message passing like MPI and NCCL. The work addresses technical problems in weather prediction, climate modeling, industrial design, and digital twins across various engineering domains.
What does a System Software Engineer earn in California?
Median $235750 from 69 postings across 4 companies.
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Python
CI/CD
NoSQL
Big Data
Sensor Fusion
Digital Signal Processing
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Parallel Programming
GPU Programming
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Git
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Differential Equations