Senior Linux Software Engineer - Chip System Software - CA, Santa Clara, United States
$224,000 - $356,500 USD yearly
Originally posted 18 August 2026 by the employer.
NVIDIA is developing Linux platform software for AI-RAN and Software-Defined RAN (SD-RAN) solutions.
About the role
This role focuses on developing Linux platform software for AI-RAN and Software-Defined RAN (SD-RAN) solutions. The team delivers production-ready software that integrates NVIDIA technologies with enterprise Linux distributions such as Canonical Ubuntu and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).
What you'll do
- Build and maintain customer-ready Linux distributions, installation images (ISO), and software packages.
- Integrate NVIDIA software, drivers, and third-party components into Canonical Ubuntu and RHEL platforms.
- Develop and maintain build automation, CI/CD pipelines, and software release processes.
- Configure, integrate, and validate Linux kernels and BSPs for commercial SoC platforms.
- Troubleshoot and resolve Linux platform, kernel, driver, and software integration issues.
- Collaborate with Canonical, Red Hat, silicon vendors, and internal engineering teams to enable new platform capabilities.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field or equivalent experience.
- 12+ years of experience developing Linux system software or platform software.
- Strong understanding of Linux operating systems, kernel architecture, and system internals.
- Experience with Linux package management (Debian/Ubuntu and/or RPM), software integration, and release engineering.
- Experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and software build systems.
- Experience debugging Linux kernel, boot, driver, or platform-related issues.
Skills: Linux platform software, Linux kernel architecture, software packaging, CI/CD pipelines, BSP validation
This role has been open 58 days — below the 60-day median for Systems Software Engineering roles.
Systems Software Engineering · Systems Software
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Open roles in category
692
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Median days open
60 d
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Median salary
$213k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | NVIDIA | All employers we track in this specialty (692 roles · 71 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 134 | 692 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 991 | 6157 · 145 employers |
| Median days open | 47 d | 60 d (−13 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $213k |
Skills observed across this category: Linux platform software, Linux kernel architecture, software packaging, CI/CD pipelines, BSP validation
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 172 open roles · median 78 d
- NVIDIA (this employer) · 135 open roles · median 48 d
- AMD · 63 open roles · median 50 d
- Mobileye · 27 open roles · median 71 d
- Broadcom · 21 open roles · median 52 d
- Arm Holdings · 20 open roles · median 113 d
How we counted: 692 open Systems Software Engineering (Systems Software) roles from 71 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 16 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.