System Software Engineer - Performance Verification Infrastructure - CA, Santa Clara, United States
$124,000 - $241,500 USD yearly
Originally posted 28 July 2026 by the employer.
Join NVIDIA's GPU Performance Infrastructure team.
About the role
This role involves validating and shipping GPU architectures.
What you'll do
- Build and develop end-to-end performance verification infrastructure.
- Build scalable data pipelines to surface performance metrics from simulation, emulation, and silicon environments.
- Coordinate with GPU architects to craft infrastructure for performance verification of upcoming architectures.
- Empower GPU architects by providing insights to understand current performance.
What you'll need
- BS/MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- 3+ years of software engineering experience with C++ and Python.
- Strong CS fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, OOP, and system design.
- Familiarity with AI development tools.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
Skills: GPU performance, performance verification infrastructure, simulation/emulation, silicon environments, C++, Python
This role has been open 82 days — well above the 60-day median for Systems Software Engineering roles.
Systems Software Engineering · Systems Software
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Open roles in category
682
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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 (682 roles · 71 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 129 | 682 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 971 | 6118 · 145 employers |
| Median days open | 44 d | 60 d (−16 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $213k |
Skills observed across this category: GPU performance, performance verification infrastructure, simulation/emulation, silicon environments, C++, Python
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 169 open roles · median 79 d
- NVIDIA (this employer) · 130 open roles · median 46 d
- AMD · 63 open roles · median 52 d
- Mobileye · 27 open roles · median 73 d
- Broadcom · 22 open roles · median 54 d
- Arm Holdings · 20 open roles · median 115 d
How we counted: 682 open Systems Software Engineering (Systems Software) roles from 71 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 18 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.