Senior System Software Engineer - Tegra Tools

Nvidia

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Santa Clara, CAAustin, TXRedmond, WASeattle, WA
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$152,000–$241,500 / yr
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45 days ago
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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 on NVIDIA’s Tegra Tools team, you will play a pivotal role in developing and maintaining software tools essential for flashing and provisioning NVIDIA chips across automotive, embedded, and data center products. Your responsibilities include managing the entire lifecycle of these tools from pre-silicon development to post-silicon validation, collaborating closely with hardware and firmware teams to ensure seamless integration. You will leverage C/C++ and Python to create robust, production-quality solutions while working on low-level interfaces like USB, UART, SPI, PCIe, and JTAG. Additionally, you must have a solid grasp of SoC boot sequences and experience in kernel or driver development for Linux, Android, or Windows platforms. This role demands expertise in test automation frameworks and CI/CD pipelines to deliver reliable tools that support both internal teams and external partners.

Skills

C/C++ Python Linux Android Windows USB UART SPI PCIe JTAG GDB CI/CD Terraform Docker Kubernetes PostgreSQL Git Swagger

What you'll do

  • Construct and optimize software tools for flashing and provisioning NVIDIA chips across various products.
  • Coordinate full lifecycle of tools from pre-silicon development through post-silicon validation.
  • Develop host and target software tools for internal teams and external partners.
  • Define and deliver tooling requirements in collaboration with cross-functional engineering teams.
  • Troubleshoot boot failures at multiple stages of the SoC boot sequence.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of relevant software development experience.
  • Strong C/C++ and Python programming skills, with production-quality tool shipping experience.
  • Solid understanding of computer architecture and low-level interfaces like USB, UART, SPI, PCIe, JTAG.
  • Proficiency in troubleshooting SoC boot sequences from ROM to kernel initialization.
  • Experience developing bare-metal firmware or device drivers on embedded or SoC platforms.

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