NVIDIA

Technology

SeniorSystemSoftwareEngineer

$184–357k Santa Clara, California, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
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The Brief

“Senior System Software Engineer at NVIDIA. Skills: System software development, C/C++, Driver development (Windows/Linux), Video acceleration. Contributing to video system software stack. Working on projects including ultra-low latency cloud gaming, video broadcasting, videoconferencing, and low power video playback”

What You'll Achieve.

Make a lasting impact

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Excellent analytical skills; Ability to think creatively to debug and tackle complex, hard to reproduce problems

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelors in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science (or equivalent experience), 8+ years of meaningful software development experience, Proficiency in C/C++ with software development, optimization, and debugging skills, Dedicated, fast to take action, and proactive with excellent analytical skills, Ability to think creatively to debug and tackle complex, hard to reproduce problems

Nice to Have

Master’s degree or higher, Any prior experience with Windows or Linux driver development, Knowledge of operating system internals and device driver models (WDDM), Knowledge and work experience with Microsoft MFT, DirectShow, DirectX, and DXVA, Knowledge of video processing and modern video compression standards, such as H. 264, HEVC, VP9, and AV1

What You'll Do.

Contributing to video system software stack

Working on projects including ultra-low latency cloud gaming

and low power video playback

Learning about graphics processing units (GPUs) and video hardware accelerators

Building world-class solutions

Contributing to the Windows device driver (WDDM)

Optimizing capture and encode pipeline

Handling video playback from browsers and applications

Protecting premium video content with digital rights management (DRM)

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborate with multiple teams across our company; Collaborate with our partners and customers

Process & Methodology

Own features through the whole lifecycle from requirements and design all the way to production

Full Job Description

NVIDIA has been redefining computer graphics, PC gaming, and accelerated computing for more than 25 years. It’s a unique legacy of innovation that’s fueled by great technology—and amazing people. Doing what’s never been done before takes vision, innovation, and the world’s best talent. As an NVIDIAN, you’ll be immersed in a diverse, supportive environment where everyone is inspired to do their best work. The video software team is seeking someone highly motivated and passionate about system software development. Come join our team and see how you can make a lasting impact. **What you 'll be doing:** * As part of our team you will be contributing to our video system software stack and get opportunities to work on groundbreaking projects that include ultra-low latency cloud gaming, video broadcasting, videoconferencing, and low power video playback. * Learn about our graphics processing units (GPUs) and video hardware accelerators, and how to harness their full power to build world-class solutions. * Contribute to the Windows device driver (WDDM) that forms the core of all video acceleration. Its highly optimized capture and encode pipeline powers GeForce NOW. All video playback from browsers and applications runs through our video driver. It is also responsible for protecting premium video content with a groundbreaking digital rights management (DRM) scheme. * Collaborate with multiple teams across our company, as well as our partners and customers. Own features through the whole lifecycle from requirements and design all the way to production. **What we need to see:** * Bachelors in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science (or equivalent experience). Master’s degree or higher preferred. * 8+ years of meaningful software development experience. Outstanding engineers with less experience will be considered. * Proficiency in C/C++ with strong software development, optimization, and debugging skills is a requirement. * Dedicated, fast to take action, and proactive wit

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