CareerPlan

Senior System Software Engineer - Video

US, CA, Santa ClaraFull-time$184k2026-04-27 → 2026-11-10

Core

Developing system software for video acceleration, including ultra-low latency cloud gaming, video broadcasting, and videoconferencing on NVIDIA GPUs.

Role type

Senior System Software Engineer (Video)

Builds

Video system software stack, Windows device driver (WDDM), capture and encode pipelines for GeForce NOW.

Domain

Graphics processing units (GPUs), video hardware accelerators, operating system internals.

Required skills

C/C++, software development, optimization, debugging, Windows/Linux driver development, operating system internals, device driver models (WDDM), video processing, modern video compression standards (H.264, HEVC, VP9, AV1).

Preferred skills

Microsoft MFT, DirectShow, DirectX, DXVA.

Responsibilities

Contribute to video system software stack for cloud gaming and broadcasting; Learn and harness GPU and video hardware accelerator power; Contribute to Windows device driver (WDDM) for capture, encode, and DRM; Collaborate with internal teams, partners, and customers to own features from requirements to production.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC