Senior System Software Engineer, Platform and Performance - GeForce Now

We are looking for a versatile person to join our group of highly skilled and motivated engineers who bring GeForce NOW to life! As a member of the GeForce Now Platform Engineering team, you will help design, develop, and optimize high performant GeForce Now gaming servers with state-of-the-art NVIDIA GPUs.

Responsibilities:

• Optimize game performance on Linux Kernel and KVM Hypervisor
• Analyze and improve system software and performance 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

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.