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Senior Software Engineer - Infrastructure and Tools
Nvidia Corporation · 🇺🇸 3 Locations
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 2,374 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 394 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Nvidia Corporation paid sponsored hires in similar roles701 certified filings for “Engineer Senior Systems Software” (Software Developers) in CA: $173k–$214k, median $190k. Most were filed at wage level IV (82%) — 4 lottery entries, ≈61% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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Sponsor Radar — Nvidia Corporation
The US Department of Labor certified 2,374 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 394 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
NVIDIA is looking for a talented Senior Software infrastructure and tools Engineer to join the Data Processing Unit (DPU) SW Group. As a part of the team, you will lead complicated integrations which combining new technologies, automating processes, bringing up full software stacks, developing system scripts for cutting edge networking technologies with the quality requirements of industry-leading customers. You will work closely with NVIDIA's SDK development and gain an understanding of NVIDIA's products and technologies. What you’ll be doing: • Crafting efficiency and usability improvements across NVIDIA proprietary products that will help streamline various release pipelines and processes across NVIDIA. • Definition and development of SDKs to be used for DPU SW development. • POC of new technologies that require additional development/integration efforts. • Creating and maintaining build system for complex SW products. • Developing tools using various NVIDIA proprietary and other cutting-edge technologies. • Collaborate with team members, Architects, design, QA teams, and verification. What we need to see: • B.Sc. or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Computer/Software Engineering or related field. • 5+ years work experience in a software development. • Strong programming skills in Python, Go, and Bash. • Strong understanding of Linux and networking. • Solid expertise in Linux build systems, encompassing RPM and Makefiles. • Experience with Docker, Ansible, and Jenkins pipelines. • Proven object-oriented programming skills and design patterns. • Motivated, responsive, and keen on process improvement. • Excellent Analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills. Ways to stand out from the crowd: • Experience with bootloaders. • Contribution to open-source projects. • Experience working with SoC. • Familiar with other SDK such as CUDA SDK. • Strong interest towards groundbreaking technologies and ability to take initiatives and drive them across multiple functional teams. With competitive salaries and a generous benefits package, we are widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working for us and, due to unprecedented growth, our exclusive engineering teams are rapidly growing. If you're a creative and autonomous engineer with a real passion for technology, we want to hear from you.