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Systems Software Engineer

NVIDIA senior full-time

Salary

224,000 USD - 356,500 USD per year

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Description

We are looking for a versatile Systems Software Engineer to join our GeForce Now Platform Engineering team. You will help design, develop, and optimize high-performance GeForce Now gaming servers with state-of-the-art NVIDIA GPUs.

Responsibilities:

  • Game performance optimization, Linux Kernel, KVM Hypervisor, System Software & optimization at scale
  • Understand and apply gaming workloads, streaming software for kernel and user space interactions
  • Bridge the gap between software and hardware for a cloud streaming service
  • Understand and apply the factors that influence the performance and stability of a game

Requirements:

  • BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience
  • 12+ years of experience in system software engineering for platform performance
  • Knowledge of OS kernel internals, memory management, computer architecture, CPU-to-Memory architecture
  • Proficiency in Python/C/C++/Rust
  • Experience working in performance-critical software, tools, CPU/GPU scheduler
  • Passionate about software design and optimizing software performance

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Excellent knowledge in x86 and ARM architecture
  • Prior experience with hypervisors, game engines, virtualization platforms
  • Prior experience with tools like GPUView, Kubernetes, Nvidia Nsight, Kernel shark, etc.
  • Proficiency in debugging complex problems

Benefits:

  • Competitive salary package
  • Equity and benefits

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 224,000 USD - 356,500 USD.

Skills

Required

  • Python
  • C
  • C++
  • Rust
  • Linux Kernel
  • KVM Hypervisor
  • System Software
  • GPU
  • CPU

Nice to have

  • x86 architecture
  • ARM architecture
  • hypervisors
  • game engines
  • virtualization platforms
  • GPUView
  • Kubernetes
  • Nvidia Nsight
  • Kernel shark
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