Senior System Software Engineer - Performance

NVIDIA is searching for a highly motivated, technical engineer to join the Tegra system-on-chip (SoC) software organization. You will work on key aspects of our ARM SW ecosystem and system software architecture. Responsibilities Design, develop, test, and optimize software for our next-generation SoCs. Work in both pre-silicon and post-silicon phases of execution. Review architectural performance bottlenecks for various system-wide workloads. Identify HW/SW policies to drive performance and performance/watt leadership. Build and drive architecture, analysis documents and communications to internal and/or external audiences about our technology. Conduct competitive analysis comparing architecture & 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. Qualifications BS or MS degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related degree (or equivalent experience). 6+ years of relevant computer architecture or software 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. Strong experience using Linux perf tool, application/library performance optimizations. 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. Compensation and Benefits Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is $184,000 - $287,500 for Level 4, and $224,000 - $356,500 for Level 5. You will also be eligible for equity and benefits. Applications for this job will be accepted at least until June 30, 2026. Equal Opportunity Employer NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr NVIDIA Corporation