CareerPlan

Senior System Software Engineer - Platform Software

US, CA, Santa ClaraFull-time$224k2026-09-08 → 2026-11-10

Core

Designing key aspects of SOC drivers, BSP, and CI/CD systems while supporting OS driver development and the OEM ecosystem.

Role type

Senior System Software Engineer (Platform Software)

Builds

SOC drivers, BSP, automation triage tools, and OS drivers for NVIDIA products.

Domain

Semiconductor / Embedded Systems / System Software

Required skills

C/C++, Python, ARM microarchitecture, Linux/Windows Kernel, Hypervisor, GDB/WinDBG, GCC/MSVC/LLVM, Device Tree, ACPI, Computer System Architecture

Preferred skills

System-level debugging, System-level reliability and resiliency, System-level security, Embedded system SW concepts

Technologies

ARM, Linux, Windows, GDB, WinDBG, GCC, MSVC, LLVM, Device Tree, ACPI

Responsibilities

Develop and triage platform drivers for SOCs; Build automation triage tools for FW and OS drivers; Support OS driver development and bring-up; Assist with Boot KPIs, Security, and OS drivers; Follow devices from pre-silicon to production; Define architecture and perform early modeling/simulation.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC