Senior Systems Software Engineer

Nvidia

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Work type: On-site
Location: Santa Clara, CA
Salary: $184,000–$287,500 / yr
Posted: 23 days ago

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How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $236k

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This role pays more than 90% of similar roles. Most pay $142,400–$217,725 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $236k versus about $180k for comparable roles.

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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 985 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $184,000–$287,500 across 971 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Systems Software Engineer

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As a Software Engineer at NVIDIA’s User Interface Infrastructure and Applications team, you will design and implement core networking management services for large-scale data centers. Your day-to-day responsibilities include building modern UI components and application services to simplify system management and monitoring while collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure reliability and scalability across distributed systems. You will work closely with internal stakeholders such as field engineering and customer support to deliver robust software solutions, contributing to process improvements and agile workflows throughout the full lifecycle of product development. Ideal candidates have extensive experience in Linux-based systems, networking technologies like Ethernet and InfiniBand, and programming languages including C/C++, Go, or Python, along with a strong understanding of cloud-scale architectures and modern APIs.

Skills

Linux Python Go C/C++ Docker Kubernetes Terraform AWS Azure CI/CD Prometheus Grafana RESTful APIs YANG Cumulus Linux Mellanox switches SONiC SDN UI/UX development frameworks

What you'll do

Design and implement core networking management services for NVIDIA platforms.
Build modern UI components to simplify system management and monitoring.
Ensure reliability, scalability, and performance in distributed infrastructure systems.
Work closely with field engineering teams to address customer support issues.
Contribute to process improvements and agile execution workflows within the team.

What we're looking for

8+ years of experience building software for Linux-based systems or data-center-grade networking products.
Solid programming expertise in C/C++, Go, or Python.
Strong understanding of networking fundamentals and protocols.
Experience with distributed systems, application services, and cloud-scale infrastructure.
Ability to work effectively with multi-disciplinary teams and contribute to architectural discussions.
Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across time zones.

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