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Senior Software Engineer - CUDA Driver

NVIDIA· Engineer, Sys SW
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Santa Clara, CA$152k - $241.5k + equityFull-timePosted 7mo ago

About the role

Senior software engineer to work on the CUDA driver, collaborating across kernel mode components, compilers, and networking software to advance CUDA architecture and NVIDIA compute technologies.

Responsibilities

  • Evangelize, architect, and implement new CUDA features
  • Coordinate and drive development efforts across multiple teams
  • Collaborate with members of hardware architecture teams
  • Define forward-looking improvements to the CUDA APIs and programming model
  • Build and maintain performance and precision modeling
  • Write effective, maintainable, and well-tested code
  • Develop code for multiple operating systems

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science or Master of Science degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
  • 5+ years of relevant experience in developing systems software
  • Strong C programming skills
  • Experience designing, debugging, and maintaining complex software stacks
  • Experience with operating system interfaces for threads, process control, and virtual memory
  • Experience with HW/SW co-design, performance modeling using emulation/simulation, and developing SW programming model exposures for HW features
  • Understanding of system-level architecture, such as interconnects, memory hierarchy, interrupts, and memory-mapped IO
  • Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills with a capability to achieve objectives under tight time constraints

Skills

Required:C programmingOperating system interfaces (threads, process control, virtual memory)HW/SW co-design and performance modeling

Benefits

  • equity
  • benefits (as described in the job posting)
Last updated Sep 4, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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