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NVIDIA

Tegra System-on-Chip (SOC) Software Engineer

NVIDIA
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senior full-time $152,000 - $241,500 for Level 3 and $184,000 - $287,500 for

First indexed 1 Oct 2026

Description

NVIDIA's Tegra Team is seeking a highly motivated engineer with expertise in system software to join the Tegra system-on-chip (SOC) Software organization. You will design key aspects of our Tegra SoC kernel drivers and embedded Software. This role will be dedicated to advancing ARM SoC on pre-silicon and silicon platforms.

Responsibilities:

  • Design, develop and verify features for our next generation SoC architecture, collaborating with hardware engineers and fellow software engineers.
  • Be heavily involved with the early modeling simulation required to produce our outstanding products.
  • Work closely with the hardware, silicon, pre-silicon teams to bring-up new platforms, products, and prototype systems.
  • Be involved in SoC bringup with a focus on enabling the core OS software on new platforms.
  • Craft, develop, unit test, document and maintain features for Tegra SoCs.
  • Influence hardware architecture and system software by creating architecture and design specifications.

Requirements:

  • BS or MS degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related degree or equivalent experience.
  • 5+ years of relevant software development experience.
  • Proven leadership skills and strong ownership on past projects.
  • Hands-on technical experience and demonstrated excellence in an environment with complex software and hardware designs.
  • Outstanding C programming and low-level driver experience; background and strength with complex system-level debugging.
  • Experience with ARM-based processor architecture.
  • Familiarity with computer system architecture, microprocessor, and microcontroller fundamentals (caches, buses, memory controllers, DMA, etc.).

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Background with Chip or Board bring-up.
  • Experience developing high-quality embedded code.
  • Experience with JTAG and other debugging tools.

NVIDIA offers highly competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package. The base salary range is $152,000 - $241,500 for Level 3 and $184,000 - $287,500 for Level 4.

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