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Senior System Software Engineer - Embedded Controller

Run:ai

Run:ai

Software Engineering, Accounting & Finance
Santa Clara, CA, USA
USD 148k-287,500 / year + Equity
Posted on Jun 30, 2025

We are searching for a highly motivated, creative engineer with experience in software design who is passionate about their work. As part of your responsibility, you will craft and implement software for Graphic Processing Units (GPUs). You will participate in designing power management software architectures for constantly evolving GPU architectures. You will influence innovative designs and support the launch of the product.

NVIDIA is leading the way in groundbreaking developments in Artificial Intelligence, High-Performance Computing and Visualization. The GPU, our invention, serves as the visual cortex of modern computers and is at the heart of our products and services. Our work opens up new universes to explore, enables outstanding creativity and discovery, and powers what were once science fiction inventions from artificial intelligence to autonomous cars. NVIDIA is looking for great people like you to help us accelerate the next wave of artificial intelligence.

What you’ll be doing:

  • We will define, design and develop GPU system software firmware components with focus on power and performance

  • Drive and resolve issues independently across teams and domains

  • You'll influence GPU architecture and system software by crafting architecture and design specifications

  • Multiple opportunities to collaborate and communicate effectively with teams from all around the globe

What we need to see:

  • 5+ years of proven experience in system software or related field.

  • Hold a M.S. or higher degree (or equivalent experience) in Computer Science/Engineering and related field.

  • Strong programming skills in C, in-depth knowledge of low-level interfaces like interrupt handling, GPIO programming, DMA, PCIe, and I2c.

  • Strong background in operating system internals, real-time embedded operating system, algorithms and data structures.

  • Experience in device driver programming and debugging, windows driver knowledge preferred.

  • Experience in computer architecture and graphics driver stacks a plus.

  • A strong teammate and lead; self-motivated with a positive attitude.

  • Ability to work closely with both software and hardware designers to build new features and solutions.

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

  • Have you worked on software power management and optimization of embedded systems?

  • Prior experience in designing real-time software controllers?

  • Working experience in system software, operating system internals, kernel modules, and device drivers?

  • Do you have advance knowledge of computer architectures, low-level device programming and bus interfaces (PCIe, i2c, SPI, etc)?

NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. We have some of the most forward-thinking and dedicated people in the world working for us. If you're creative and autonomous, we want to hear from you.

The base salary range is 148,000 USD - 287,500 USD. Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits. NVIDIA accepts applications on an ongoing basis.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.