You are a software engineer with over five years of experience who holds a degree in computer science or computer engineering. You possess a deep understanding
Work type: hybrid
Location: US, CA, Santa Clara | US, MA, Westford
Salary: $152,000 – $241,500/yr
Type: Full-time
You are a software engineer with over five years of experience who holds a degree in computer science or computer engineering. You possess a deep understanding of software driver stacks and GPU architectures. **What makes it worth a look...** NVIDIA offers a base salary range of $152,000 to $241,500 for this hybrid role located in Santa Clara, California, or Westford, Massachusetts. You will work on core infrastructure that impacts the entire lifecycle of next-generation GPU development. **You might be a good fit if you...** * Demonstrate strong proficiency in C++ and object-oriented design. * Understand graphics APIs like DX, OpenGL, or Vulkan or compute frameworks like CUDA. * Have experience working with system or chip-level simulation environments. * Can effectively navigate between software drivers and hardware simulation tools.
NVIDIA has been transforming 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. Today, we’re tapping into the unlimited potential of AI to define the next era of computing. An era in which our GPU acts as the brains of computers, robots, and self-driving cars that can understand the world. 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. Come join the team and see how you can make a lasting impact on the world.
Are you a hard-working GPU programmer? Do you want to help craft the architecture of future GPUs? A key part of NVIDIA's strength is our sophisticated software platforms and simulation environments that enable our incredible pace of delivering new technology to market. We are looking for ground-breaking, hardworking, and creative people to join a dynamic software team with high production-quality standards. Our work includes developing chip simulations in SW, chip test authoring languages and tools, and driving performance improvement. NVIDIA is continuously pushing the state of the art in chip development tools and infrastructure to enable the next generation of chips. In this position, you will develop the core infrastructure for modeling, analyzing, and debugging the development of large-scale, general-purpose graphics and computing chips. This infrastructure enables our driver stack, applications, tests, and studies to run unchanged on all functional, diagnostic, and performance models, and on simulations, emulations, and silicon for all our GPUs.
What you'll be doing:
Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 152,000 USD - 241,500 USD.
You will also be eligible for equity and [benefits](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/benefits/).
Applications for this job will be accepted at least until April 20, 2026.
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.
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.