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of similar roles. Most pay
$151,000–$231,150
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At the midpoint, this role pays about
$236k
versus about
$191k
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
1448 open roles
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Listed pay typically runs
$184,000–$287,500
across 1088 roles with salary data.
Senior Systems Software Engineer, Containers, Kubernetes, and Confidential Computing will join a small, dynamic team focused on platform software based on open-source container runtimes and Kubernetes technologies. The role involves enabling GPUs as first-class resources in container orchestrators, making GPU-accelerated applications easier to develop, deploy, and monitor. You will work with engineering teams across the company to ensure seamless software integration across the stack. Key responsibilities include designing and building distributed systems while addressing performance, security, and reliability. Required expertise includes Go and Rust programming, data structures, algorithms, and Unix-like kernel internals. Candidates must possess strong experience with container orchestration, cloud computing, and distributed software design. Specific technical knowledge in Kata Containers, container sandboxing, attestation concepts, Key Broker Service, virtualization, SR-IOV, and vGPU technologies is highly valued.
What does a Systems Software Engineer earn in California?
Median $235750 from 32 postings across 3 companies.
Remote (Santa Clara, CA)+237 days ago
$184,000–$287,500
Go
C
Kubernetes
Container Orchestration
Linux
Distributed Systems
Cloud Computing
K8s Operator framework
Container Device Interface (CDI)
Dynamic Resource Allocation (DRA)
Systems Programming
Data Structures and Algorithms
Cloud Native