CareerPlan

Senior System Software Engineer - GPU Power and Performance Management

US, CA, Santa ClaraFull-time$184k2026-09-22 → 2026-11-10

Core

Design, develop, and debug production software for GPU power states (P-states), dynamic voltage and frequency scaling (DVFS), and power management controllers for next-generation data-center GPUs.

Role type

Senior System Software Engineer (GPU Power & Performance)

Builds

GPU power and performance management software, control policies, and real-time software for data-center workloads.

Domain

Semiconductor / Data Center / GPU Architecture

Required skills

C programming, device driver architecture, embedded/real-time software, concurrency, interrupt handling, hardware programming, computer architecture, low-level debugging, system-level policy analysis, validation automation

Preferred skills

GPU/CPU/accelerator power management, P-state/DVFS/clock/voltage control, real-time feedback controllers, observability infrastructure, electrical/platform power budgeting

Technologies

C, GPU, CPU, ASIC, firmware, drivers, operating systems

Responsibilities

Architect and implement GPU power/performance software; develop control policies for performance/power/thermals; own features across product lifecycle; collaborate with hardware architects on interfaces; analyze workload/clock/voltage/thermal interactions; lead resolution of cross-layer stability issues; build validation strategies and automation.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC