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Senior System Software Engineer - GPU SW

US, CA, Santa Clara💼 Full-time💰 $184,000–$184,000🗓 2026-09-22 → 2026-09-25

Core

Architect, design, implement, and verify security and systems features for GPU kernel drivers, embedded software, and next-generation GPU architectures to strengthen security, reliability, and performance across datacenter, gaming, and compute markets.

Role type

Senior System Software Engineer (GPU Security & Drivers)

Builds

Secure, high-performance GPU kernel drivers, embedded software, and next-generation NVIDIA platforms

Domain

Semiconductor / GPU Systems / Embedded Security

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

C programming, low-level driver development, system-level debugging, computer architecture (processors, caches, buses, memory controllers, DMA, interrupts, memory protection), OS kernel development (Linux, Windows, Android, ChromeOS), technical leadership

Preferred skills

offensive and defensive security, threat modeling, vulnerability research, reverse engineering, exploit mitigations, Confidential Computing, virtualization and isolation technologies (hypervisors, IOMMUs, VMs), GPU-driver architecture, embedded firmware/software, RTOS environments, RISC-V, resource-constrained systems

Technologies

Linux, Windows, Android, ChromeOS, RISC-V

Responsibilities

Architect and implement security features for GPU kernel drivers and embedded software; drive secure-design practices across code and product architecture; conduct software and hardware security reviews and guide mitigation strategies; debug complex issues across drivers, OS kernels, embedded environments, and hardware interfaces; balance security, reliability, and performance for datacenter-scale workloads; define and execute long-term security roadmaps

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with technical leadership

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