Systems Software Engineer, Infrastructure

Nvidia

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Work type
On-site
Location
Santa Clara, CA
Salary
$152,000–$241,500 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
5 days ago
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Above market

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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 1623 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Systems Software Engineer, Infrastructure

The Systems Software Engineer - Infrastructure joins the GPU Firmware Infrastructure team to build and improve the core infrastructure supporting firmware development. This role involves building, supervising, and improving build systems, regression farms, CI/CD pipelines, developer tooling, and the underlying frameworks and web services. The engineer will debug issues across hardware and software, invent AI-powered workflows, and automate processes to eradicate toil. Key technical requirements include proficiency in Python, Linux shell environments, and modern CI/CD and test automation frameworks like pytest. Candidates must understand web services, REST APIs, relational databases, and SQL schema design. The work focuses on creating the substrate for GPU innovation, including dev tools, build compute, test farms, artifact and release pipelines, secure signing services, and observability for firmware development.

What you'll do

  • Build and improve core infrastructure including build systems, regression farms, CI/CD pipelines, and developer tooling.
  • Develop web services and frameworks to support firmware engineering teams.
  • Debug and resolve complex issues across hardware, software, and infrastructure to prevent recurring problems.
  • Create AI-powered workflows to scale the output of internal teams and company processes.
  • Automate manual processes and eliminate "toil" by moving from proof-of-concept to scalable solutions.
  • Document and maintain tools and services for both internal and external-facing projects.
  • Design and manage infrastructure components including REST APIs, relational databases, and schema designs.

What we're looking for

  • BS or MS degree in EE, CS, or CE (or equivalent experience).
  • 5+ years of experience in software, infrastructure, DevOps, or SRE engineering.
  • Hands-on experience architecting and debugging modern CI/CD pipelines and test automation frameworks like pytest.
  • Experience with low-level embedded systems such as device BIOS or firmware.
  • Solid understanding of web services, REST APIs, and relational database schema design (SQL, PostgreSQL).
  • Proficiency in Python and comfort working in Linux shell environments.
  • Strong communication skills to write technical proposals, clear requirements, and documentation.
  • Experience with containers, orchestration, infrastructure-as-code tools (K8s), or AI-assisted development tools.

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