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Senior System Software Engineer, Vulkan Performance

NVIDIA· Engineer, Sys SW
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Santa Clara, CA, Seattle, WA$152k - $241.5kfull-timePosted 7mo ago

About the role

Vulkan Performance driver engineer focused on achieving optimal performance, power-efficiency, and latency for games and creative applications, spanning from game engine to bare metal. Part of a team driving driver quality and performance improvements.

Responsibilities

  • Diagnosing GPU and CPU performance bottlenecks in Vulkan and Proton titles.
  • Identifying changes to API usage to improve performance and communicating with third-party developers.
  • Implementing driver performance improvements and resolving driver defects.
  • Collaborating with engineers on the team and across NVIDIA.
  • Developing a driver that leads the industry in quality and performance.

Qualifications

  • Hold a B.S. or higher degree in Computer Science/Engineering or similar field or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years of experience (or equivalent) in graphics software, system programming, or related field.
  • An understanding of graphics fundamentals, experience with operating systems and a solid understanding of computer architecture is required
  • Comfortable with Vulkan, OpenGL or DirectX
  • Strong programming skills in C and C++, familiarity with assembly code
  • Experience in developing highly optimized code

Skills

Required:C programmingC++ programmingGraphics APIs

Benefits

  • Equity available
  • Benefits package (as referenced in description)
Last updated Aug 7, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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