Senior System Software Engineer

Nvidia · Bengaluru · 5+ yrs experience · Posted 2026-01-20

Tech stack: C

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About the role

NVIDIA's Deep Learning GPUs have ignited modern AI — 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 are growing our company and the team with the smartest people in the world.
We are looking for extraordinary Software Engineers to develop and productize NVIDIA's DRIVE OS software. As a member of NVIDIA's Solution Engineering team, you will adapt DRIVE OS solutions to various car platforms equipped with different sensors. We are looking for a
Senior System Software Engineer
with strong experience in bootloaders,
virtualization and ARM architecture.
What you’ll be doing:
Architecture and development of Bootloaders
and device
driver development for virtualized environment
Architecture and enhancement of Hypervisor features
Hardware configuration and performance tuning
Chip and Board
bringup
Lead the architecture discussions and directly interface with customers to support DRIVE software solutions
Actively coordinate with cross-functional engineering teams to meet customer's requirements and to drive complex issues to closure
Participate in architectural explorations which include feasibility studies, safety evaluations and data analysis
What we need to see:
BS/MS EE/CS or equivalent experience
5+ years of experience on embedded systems, with focus on Bootloaders/Operating Systems and drivers
Strong C programming skills
Solid understanding of ARM processor architecture fundamentals
Strong communication and inter-personal skills
Ways to stand out from the crowd:
Experience on ARMv8 based processors
Experience with bootloaders
Exposure to Hypervisor and virtualized environments
Extensive driver development experience
Prior experience in board bringup and Post-Silicon bringup
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.

Qualifications

- BS/MS EE/CS or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of experience on embedded systems, with focus on Bootloaders/Operating Systems and drivers
- Strong C programming skills
- Solid understanding of ARM processor architecture fundamentals
- Strong communication and inter-personal skills

Responsibilities

- Architecture and development of Bootloaders and device driver development for virtualized environment
- Architecture and enhancement of Hypervisor features
- Hardware configuration and performance tuning
- Chip and Board bringup
- Lead the architecture discussions and directly interface with customers to support DRIVE software solutions
- Actively coordinate with cross-functional engineering teams to meet customer's requirements and to drive complex issues to closure
- Participate in architectural explorations which include feasibility studies, safety evaluations and data analysis

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