Senior Software Engineer, Security at NVIDIA

Department: Engineer, Sys SW

Compensation

$184,000 – $356,500/yr

Setup: Remote
Location: California
Type: Full-time
Level: senior
Posted: Sep 25, 2026

Description

NVIDIA is hiring a Senior Software Engineer for its security team to protect large-scale infrastructure, high-performance computing environments, and AI cluster systems. The role focuses on designing and evolving security systems, policies, and operational practices; hardening infrastructure; developing incident response and disaster recovery plans; investigating security incidents; assessing risks; and improving governance and audit readiness. Candidates need strong C/C++ and Linux kernel hardening skills, experience securing large-scale Linux infrastructure and AI agents, and at least eight years of relevant experience. The base salary range is 184,000 USD to 287,500 USD for Level 4 and 224,000 USD to 356,500 USD for Level 5, with equity and benefits.

Required Skills

C/C++
Linux hardening
eBPF
Incident response
Root-cause analysis
Security controls
Rust
Kubernetes
Zero Trust
Vulnerability management

Additional Information

Minimum Education: Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or equivalent experience
Required Previous Experiences: Programming secure computing environments with C/C++
Linux kernel hardening and eBPF observability
Securing large-scale Linux infrastructure
Incident response and breach handling
Compute and networking security architectures
Securing AI agents with sandboxing and threat detection
At least 8 years of relevant experience
Preferred Qualifications: Secure software development in Rust
Modern authentication and identity frameworks
Microsoft Active Directory and Entra ID
Centralized Linux identity management
HPC scheduler and storage hardening
Containerized workload security
InfiniBand fabric security
Zero Trust and network security
Vulnerability management and supply chain mitigation
Translation Company Name: NVIDIA