Senior System Software Engineer, Platform Software
Nvidia
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This role pays more than 99% of similar roles. Most pay $149,875–$204,612 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $290k versus about $177k 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
Nvidia currently has 905 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $184,000–$287,500 across 887 roles with salary data.
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As a Senior System Software Integration and Debug Engineer on the Platform Software team, you will own the end-to-end software integration strategy for products across firmware, BSP, drivers, GPU software, services, and test systems. You will lead system-level debugging of boot failures, crashes, power-transition issues, and performance regressions while building automated failure classification tools to distinguish product defects from infrastructure problems. The role involves integrating OEM and partner software into the stack to ensure stability and compliance for production platforms. You will utilize C, C++, and Python to develop automation and validation tooling. Key technical requirements include expertise in ARM microarchitecture, SoC architecture, ACPI, Device Tree concepts, and Kernel and Hypervisor internals on Windows and Linux. This role solves complex integration challenges across firmware, kernel, and hardware layers for large systems deployed at scale.
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