Senior System Software Engineer - Performance at NVIDIA

Santa Clara, California, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Technology, AI, SemiconductorsIndustries

Requirements

  • BS or MS degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related degree (or equivalent experience)
  • 6+ years of relevant computer architecture or SW development experience
  • Proven leadership skills and strong ownership on past projects
  • Hands on technical experience and demonstrated excellence in an environment with complex software and hardware designs
  • Strong understanding of multicore hardware, operating systems design, concurrency, virtual memory, caching, interrupts, device drivers and real-time programming
  • Strong skills in performance analysis, data analysis and performance optimization
  • Ways to stand out
  • Deep expertise in ARM architecture and SW ecosystem
  • Proficient in analyzing, debugging and tuning performance of complex system software stacks
  • Experience with CPU server system workloads and performance analysis
  • Familiarity with CUDA programming and/or GPUs
  • Experience with HPC or large-scale computing environments

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, test, and optimize software for our next-generation SoCs. In both pre-silicon and post-silicon phases of execution
  • Review architectural performance bottlenecks for various system wide work loads. Identify HW/SW policies to drive performance and performance/watt leadership
  • Using strong communication skills, build and drive architecture, analysis documents and communications to internal and/or external audiences about our technology
  • Competitive analysis comparing uArchitecture & workload performance metrics on NVIDIA's ARM SoCs against emerging processors from other silicon vendors
  • Influence and drive full-stack adoption of performance optimizations and best practices across NVIDIA SW products & OSS SDKs

Skills

ARM
SoC
System Software
Performance Optimization
Pre-silicon
Post-silicon
CPU
GPU
Datacenter
Architecture Analysis
Competitive Analysis
uArchitecture
OSS SDKs

NVIDIA

Designs GPUs and AI computing solutions

About NVIDIA

NVIDIA designs and manufactures graphics processing units (GPUs) and system on a chip units (SoCs) for various markets, including gaming, professional visualization, data centers, and automotive. Their products include GPUs tailored for gaming and professional use, as well as platforms for artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) that cater to developers, data scientists, and IT administrators. NVIDIA generates revenue through the sale of hardware, software solutions, and cloud-based services, such as NVIDIA CloudXR and NGC, which enhance experiences in AI, machine learning, and computer vision. What sets NVIDIA apart from competitors is its strong focus on research and development, allowing it to maintain a leadership position in a competitive market. The company's goal is to drive innovation and provide advanced solutions that meet the needs of a diverse clientele, including gamers, researchers, and enterprises.

Santa Clara, CaliforniaHeadquarters
1993Year Founded
$19.5MTotal Funding
IPOCompany Stage
Automotive & Transportation, Enterprise Software, AI & Machine Learning, GamingIndustries
10,001+Employees

Benefits

Company Equity
401(k) Company Match

Risks

Increased competition from AI startups like xAI could challenge NVIDIA's market position.
Serve Robotics' expansion may divert resources from NVIDIA's core GPU and AI businesses.
Integration of VinBrain may pose challenges and distract from NVIDIA's primary operations.

Differentiation

NVIDIA leads in AI and HPC solutions with cutting-edge GPU technology.
The company excels in diverse markets, including gaming, data centers, and autonomous vehicles.
NVIDIA's cloud services, like CloudXR, offer scalable solutions for AI and machine learning.

Upsides

Acquisition of VinBrain enhances NVIDIA's AI capabilities in the healthcare sector.
Investment in Nebius Group boosts NVIDIA's AI infrastructure and cloud platform offerings.
Serve Robotics' expansion, backed by NVIDIA, highlights growth in autonomous delivery services.

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