Senior System Software Engineer - GPU and SOC - United States
Originally posted 28 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves designing, implementing, and debugging production GPU and SOC kernel drivers and embedded SW.
What you'll do
- Design, implement, and debug changes in the NVIDIA SW stack to take HW from design to production, focusing on kernel-mode SW.
- Follow devices through development to datacenter systems, customer desktops, notebooks, workstations, and gaming console products.
- Be involved in emulation, bringup, and product hardening.
- Collaborate and communicate with teams globally.
What you'll need
- BS or MS degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years of relevant software development experience.
- Strong C/C++ programming skills.
- Familiarity with computer system architecture, microprocessor, and microcontroller fundamentals (caches, buses, memory controllers, DMA).
- Strong Operating systems fundamentals with Kernel experience on Linux or Windows systems.
Skills: kernel drivers, embedded SW, platform performance, C/C++ programming, Operating systems fundamentals
This role has been open 18 days — well 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 | 6156 · 145 employers |
| Median days open | 47 d | 60 d (−13 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $213k |
Skills observed across this category: kernel drivers, embedded SW, platform performance, C/C++ programming, Operating systems fundamentals
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.