Senior System Software Engineer - Power and Performance

Posted:
8/12/2024, 5:00:00 PM

Location(s):
Washington, United States ⋅ Oregon, United States ⋅ Hillsboro, Oregon, United States ⋅ Texas, United States ⋅ California, United States ⋅ Massachusetts, United States ⋅ Austin, Texas, United States ⋅ Santa Clara, California, United States

Experience Level(s):
Senior

Field(s):
Software Engineering

Workplace Type:
Remote

NVIDIA’s invention of the GPU in 1999 sparked the growth of the PC gaming market, redefined modern computer graphics, and revolutionized parallel computing. More recently, GPU deep learning ignited modern deep learning — the next era of computing — with the GPU acting as the brain of computers, robots, and self-driving cars that can perceive and understand the world. Today, we are increasingly known as “the AI computing company.” We're looking to grow our company and establish teams with the most thoughtful people in the world.

 

NVIDIA is on the lookout for a highly skilled Senior System Software Engineer to join our System Performance and Power Management Software team. This team is at the forefront of developing and optimizing power management solutions for our SoC and GPU products, overseeing every stage from conception to production. Your role will be pivotal in enhancing our end-to-end SoC Power Management software solutions, focusing on profiling, tuning, and optimizing to maximize the efficiency and performance of our hardware and software architectures.

What you will be doing:

  • Define, POC, design, develop, profile and tune SoC and Platform software components with focus on power and performance.

  • Drive and resolve complex optimization strategies independently across multiple teams and technical disciplines.

  • Influence next generation SoC and Platform architecture by creating internal architecture specification and design specification.

  • Collaborate and communicate effectively with local and remote teams in addition to driving interaction with OEM/ODM partners.

 

What we need to see:

  • 5 years of industry experience in system software or related field.

  • B.S. or higher degree (or equivalent experience) in Computer Science/Engineering and related field.

  • Strong programming skills in C, Solid background in operating system internals, device driver, real-time embedded operating system, algorithms, and data structures.

  • In depth knowledge low level power management fundamentals like DVFS, HW and SW based close loop controllers, and Power saving features such as PG and CG.

  • Must be able to work closely with both hardware designers as well as other driver engineers to create new features and solutions.

 

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

  • Architecture and design experience in SoC software power management and optimization.

  • Prior experience in Platform, SoC, CPU and GPU DVFS, Power and Thermal controllers profiling, tuning and SW/HW optimizations

  • Working experience in system software, operating system internals, kernel modules, and device driver.

The base salary range is 148,000 USD - 276,000 USD. Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits. NVIDIA accepts applications on an ongoing basis.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we 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

Website: https://www.nvidia.com/

Headquarter Location: Santa Clara, California, United States

Employee Count: 10001+

Year Founded: 1993

IPO Status: Public

Last Funding Type: Grant

Industries: Artificial Intelligence (AI) ⋅ GPU ⋅ Hardware ⋅ Software ⋅ Virtual Reality