NVIDIA is leading the way in groundbreaking developments in Artificial Intelligence, High-Performance Computing and Visualization. The GPU, our invention, serves as the visual cortex of modern computers and is at the heart of our products and services. Our work opens up new universes to explore, enables amazing creativity and discovery, and powers what were once science fiction inventions from artificial intelligence to autonomous cars. NVIDIA is looking for phenomenal people like you to help us accelerate the next wave of artificial intelligence. We are looking for a highly motivated senior software engineer for an exciting role in our communication libraries and network software team. The position will be part of a fast-paced crew that develops and maintains software for complex heterogeneous computing systems that power disruptive products in High Performance Computing and Deep Learning. What you will be doing: Design, implement and maintain highly-optimized communication runtimes for Deep Learning frameworks (e.g. NCCL for TensorFlow/Pytorch) and HPC programming interfaces (e.g. UCX for MPI/OpenSHMEM) on GPU clusters. Participating in and contributing to parallel programming interface specifications like MPI/OpenSHMEM. Design, implement and maintain system software that enables interactions among GPUs and interactions between GPUs and other system components. Creating proof-of-concepts to evaluate and motivate extensions in programming models, new designs in runtimes and new features in hardware. What we need to see: M.S./Ph.D. degree in CS/CE or equivalent experience. 5+ years of relevant experience. Excellent C/C++ programming and debugging skills. Strong experience with Linux. Expert understanding of computer syst
Senior System Software Engineer – Linux-Tegra Power Management and Performance Optimization
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NVIDIA's invention of the GPU in 1999 sparked the growth of the PC gaming market, redefined modern computer graphics, and revolutionized parallel computing. More recently, GPU deep learning 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 looking to grow our company, and grow our teams with the smartest people in the world.
What you’ll be doing:
You will work with ground breaking technologies for the Tegra SoC and various NVIDIA embedded platforms
Implement power and thermal management software features in Linux Kernel and user space
Collaborate with power architects, hardware and software engineers on platform power estimation and optimization
Optimize the software stack to improve performance, efficiency, and responsiveness for edge AI and robotics use cases. Focus on improving compute and memory utilization, reducing latency and power consumption, and tuning system-level performance to deliver reliable and scalable AI workloads across demanding real-world edge environments.
What we need to see:
MS in CS, CE, EE, Systems Engineering or related software/hardware engineering major, or equivalent experience
8+ years of software development experience with a significant focus on Linux
Excellent C programming/debugging skills within Linux kernel and user space software
Background with working on embedded systems and ARM processor specific
System-level debugging experience and problem-solving skills
Excellent communication skills
Ways to stand out from the crowd:
Understanding of the Linux power and thermal management features (scheduler, dynamic frequency scaling, runtime power management, suspend to RAM, thermal-zones ..etc), factors influencing power efficiency at chip and platform.
Experience in working with the Linux and open-source software communities
With competitive salaries and a generous benefits package, NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the most desirable employers in the world. We have some of the most experienced and hardworking people in the world working for us. If you are creative, autonomous and love a challenge, we want to hear from you.
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 USD - 287,500 USD.You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
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NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive 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.What they are looking for
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