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Senior System Software Engineer - GPU SW
Nvidia Corporation · 🇺🇸 US, CA, Santa Clara
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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).
- Last confirmed live 1 day agoWhen a source last listed this job as open.
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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 seeking a Senior System SW Engineer with expertise in systems software, GPU drivers, embedded software, and platform security. You will provide technical leadership for security and architecture initiatives across production GPU kernel drivers, embedded software, and next-generation NVIDIA platforms. You will strengthen the security, reliability, and performance of NVIDIA products across datacenter, gaming, and other compute markets. Working with hardware, software, and security teams, you will build secure, high-performance solutions from architecture through production. What you’ll be doing: • Architect, design, implement, and verify security and systems features for GPU kernel drivers, embedded software, and next-generation GPU architectures. • Drive secure-design practices across code, development processes, and product architecture; lead adoption across partner engineering organizations. • Conduct software and hardware security reviews, identify vulnerabilities and architectural risks, and guide mitigation strategies. • Debug and resolve complex issues across drivers, operating-system kernels, embedded environments, hardware interfaces, and virtualization layers. • Balance security, reliability, and performance requirements for datacenter-scale and performance-sensitive inference & training workloads. • Define and execute long-term security roadmaps in collaboration with global software, hardware, and product teams. What we need to see: • BS/MS in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field—or equivalent experience • 8+ years in systems software, embedded development, or security engineering. • Experience securing low-level software, including operating-system kernels, device drivers, embedded systems, or platform software. • Strong C programming, low-level driver development, and system-level debugging skills. • Experience with Linux, Windows, Android, ChromeOS, or comparable operating-system kernels. • Solid understanding of computer architecture, including processors, caches, buses, memory controllers, DMA, interrupts, and memory protection. • Demonstrated technical leadership, ownership, and ability to drive complex cross-functional projects. • Clear written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex security and systems topics to varied audiences. Ways to stand out from the crowd: • Experience with offensive and defensive security, including threat modeling, vulnerability research, reverse engineering, and exploit mitigations. • Familiarity with Confidential Computing technology • Familiarity with virtualization and isolation technologies, including hypervisors, IOMMUs, and virtual machines. • Experience with GPU-driver architecture, embedded firmware/software, RTOS environments, RISC-V, or resource-constrained systems. • Proven ability to apply security principles across tightly integrated hardware and software systems. NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. We have some of the most experienced and dedicated people in the world working for us. If you're creative and autonomous, we want to hear from you! 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 experienced and hardworking people in the world working for us. Due to outstanding growth, our skilled 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. 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 U