Job Title: Platform Software Engineer

Employment Type: Full-time

Position Overview

NVIDIA, a leader in transforming computer graphics, PC gaming, and accelerated computing for over 25 years, is seeking highly motivated and creative engineers to join the Platform Software team. This is an opportunity to work on all aspects of SOC and system development, alongside technology verticals. As a passionate and hardworking engineer, you will contribute to the design of SOC drivers, BSP, sophisticated CI/CD systems, and collaborate with key partners and OEM customers. We are looking for individuals who thrive in a fast-paced and agile environment.

Responsibilities

• Developing and triaging platform drivers for SOCs.
• Building sophisticated automation triage tools and isolating issues for FW and OS drivers.
• Supporting OS driver development, bring-up, and triaging of Platform and Multimedia drivers.
• Supporting the OEM ecosystem and providing innovative solutions.
• Assisting with Boot KPIs, Security, and OS drivers.
• Following devices from pre-silicon through bring-up to production across various business verticals.
• Being heavily involved in architecture definition and early modeling/simulation for groundbreaking products.
• Collaborating and communicating effectively with global teams.

Requirements

• BS or MS degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of relevant software development experience.
• Strong understanding of ARM microarchitecture and ARM exception levels.
• Background in solving problems for large, complex systems deployed at scale.
• Experience in testing and validating drivers across various operating systems.
• Strong C/C++ and Python programming skills.
• Demonstrated initiative in pursuing independent coding projects.
• Good understanding of ACPI and Device Tree concepts.
• Familiarity with computer system architecture, microprocessors, and microcontrollers (caches, buses, memory controllers, DMA, etc.).
• Strong Operating Systems fundamentals with Kernel and Hypervisor experience on Windows and Linux systems.
• Hands-on experience with debuggers (GDB, WinDBG) and compilers (GCC, MSVC, LLVM).
• Good understanding of SOC architecture, including Boot, Security, and OS aspects.

Ways to Stand Out

• Background and strength in sophisticated system-level debugging.
• Experience working on system-level reliability and resiliency features.
• Familiarity with system-level security concepts.
• Experience with embedded system software concepts.

Compensation and Benefits

• Base Salary Range: $148,000 - $287,500 USD. The final base salary will be determined by location, experience, and internal pay equity.
• Eligibility for equity and benefits.

Company Information

NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We highly value diversity in our current and future employees and do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law. NVIDIA accepts applications on an ongoing basis.