Principal System Software Engineer - CUDA Driver

NVIDIA is a leader in Artificial Intelligence, High-Performance Computing, and Visualization, with its GPU invention at the core of modern computing. The company's innovations drive advancements in AI, autonomous vehicles, and more, offering a creative and autonomous work environment. NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and is an equal opportunity employer, valuing diversity in its workforce.

Introduction

NVIDIA is seeking a Principal System Software Engineer to join their team and work on the CUDA driver, a fundamental component for accelerating general-purpose computation on GPUs. This role involves designing, developing, and enhancing the CUDA platform to support diverse computational workloads from deep learning to self-driving cars, enabling the full potential of NVIDIA hardware.

Responsibilities

• Evangelize, architect, and implement new CUDA features.
• Oversee and drive development efforts across multiple teams.
• Collaborate with hardware architecture teams.
• Help define future improvements to CUDA APIs and the programming model.
• Design and maintain performance and precision modeling.
• Write effective, maintainable, and well-tested code.
• Develop code for multiple operating systems.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science or Master of Science degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 15+ years of relevant systems software development experience.
• Strong C programming skills.
• Experience designing, debugging, and maintaining complex software stacks.
• Background with operating system interfaces for threads, process control, and virtual memory.
• Experience with HW/SW co-design, performance modeling using emulation/simulation, and creating software programming model exposures for hardware features.
• Expert interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills with the ability to achieve objectives under tight deadlines.
• Strong collaborative and interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to effectively guide and influence within a dynamic matrix environment.

Nice to Have

• Understanding of system-level architecture, including interconnects, memory hierarchy, interrupts, and memory-mapped I/O.
• Experience designing and implementing drivers for rich hardware acceleration engines and software verification test plans.
• Knowledge of CPU and GPU architectures, memory coherence, and consistency models.
• Background with kernel mode development.
• Familiarity with C++.

Benefits

• Equity options.
• Comprehensive benefits package (details can be found on NVIDIA's benefits page).

About Company

NVIDIA is a leader in Artificial Intelligence, High-Performance Computing, and Visualization, with its GPU invention at the core of modern computing. The company's innovations drive advancements in AI, autonomous vehicles, and more, offering a creative and autonomous work environment. NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and is an equal opportunity employer, valuing diversity in its workforce.