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Senior System Software Engineer – Linux-Tegra Power Management and Performance Optimization

NVIDIA· Engineer, Sys SW
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Santa Clara, CA$184k - $287.5kfull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Senior system software engineer focused on Linux-based power management and performance optimization for Tegra/embedded NVIDIA platforms, working with power architects and hardware/software teams to improve efficiency, latency, and AI workloads in edge environments.

Responsibilities

  • Implement power and thermal management software features in Linux Kernel and user space
  • Collaborate with power architects, hardware and software engineers on platform power estimation and optimization
  • Optimize the software stack to improve performance, efficiency, and responsiveness for edge AI and robotics use cases; focus on compute and memory utilization, reduced latency, power consumption, and system-level performance for reliable AI workloads

Qualifications

  • MS in CS, CE, EE, Systems Engineering or related software/hardware engineering major, or equivalent experience
  • 8+ years of software development experience with a significant focus on Linux
  • Excellent C programming/debugging skills within Linux kernel and user space software
  • Background with working on embedded systems and ARM processor specific
  • System-level debugging experience and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent communication skills

Skills

Required:C programmingLinux kernel and user-space developmentEmbedded systemsSystem-level debuggingCommunication

Benefits

  • equity
  • benefits (see NVIDIA benefits)
Last updated Sep 18, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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