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Senior Software Engineer, Virtualization and Linux Kernel

NVIDIA· Engineer, Sys SW
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Hybrid (Santa Clara, CA), Remote$224k - $356.5k + equityFull-timePosted 4d ago

About the role

Senior System Software Engineer to advance open-source Linux kernel support for NVIDIA GPUs, focusing on virtualization features, upstream kernel contributions, and collaboration with open-source maintainers and partners.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, test, document and maintain upstream Linux kernel support for NVIDIA GPU virtualization, including vGPU enablement in Nova.
  • Work across the Linux virtualization stack, including KVM, QEMU and VFIO, on device assignment, PCIe SR-IOV, memory management and virtual-device lifecycle.
  • Drive technical proposals and patch series through upstream design discussions, review and acceptance. Work with subsystem maintainers, address feedback and review contributions from others.
  • Debug and resolve functional, performance and reliability issues across host drivers, hypervisors and GPU firmware interfaces.
  • Collaborate with internal software, hardware, architecture and the open-source community to define features, validate integration and maintain support as the kernel evolves.

Qualifications

  • BS degree or higher in computer science, computer engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience.
  • 12+ years of experience in Linux kernel development or virtualization.
  • Record of relevant contributions accepted into the upstream Linux kernel, including experience preparing patch series, addressing review feedback and working with subsystem maintainers.
  • Proficiency in Rust and C, with a strong understanding of Rust ownership, lifetimes, memory safety and interoperability with C.
  • In-depth knowledge of Linux kernel internals, including the device-driver model, memory management, synchronization and concurrency.
  • Strong understanding of virtualization, including host and guest interactions, memory translation, device assignment, interrupts and resource isolation.
  • Strong debugging and analytical skills, with experience using tools such as GDB, KGDB, ftrace or perf to investigate complex kernel and system issues.
  • Clear technical writing and communication skills, with the ability to explain design tradeoffs and work effectively with globally distributed engineering teams and open-source communities.

Skills

Required:RustCLinux kernel internalsVirtualizationUpstream patch workflowDebugging tools

Benefits

  • Equity
  • comprehensive benefits package
  • salary information available in posting
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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