Senior System Software Engineer - GPU Power and Performance Management at NVIDIA

Department: Engineer, Sys SW

Compensation

$184,000 – $287,500/yr

Setup: On-site
Location: California
Type: Full-time
Level: senior
Posted: Sep 22, 2026

Description

NVIDIA is hiring a System Software Engineer for its GPU Performance and Power Management Software team. The role designs, develops, and debugs production software for GPU power and performance management, including P-state management, DVFS, control policies, real-time software, and validation. The engineer will work across hardware architecture, embedded firmware, device drivers, operating systems, and AI workloads through pre-silicon development, silicon bring-up, productization, and production support. The position requires a BS or MS in a relevant field or equivalent experience, at least 8 years of industry experience in system software or related hardware software, strong C programming, and expertise in hardware-software interfaces and cross-layer debugging. 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 programming
DVFS
P-state management
Embedded firmware
Device drivers
Real-time software
Computer architecture
Cross-layer debugging

Additional Information

Minimum Education: BS or MS degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience
Required Previous Experiences: 8+ years of industry experience crafting system software, embedded firmware, device drivers, or other hardware-related production software
Hands-on experience with GPU, CPU, accelerator, or SoC power and performance management
Experience implementing P-state selection, DVFS, clock-control, voltage-control, power-capping, thermal-management, throttling, or workload-aware control policies
Experience developing real-time feedback controllers and reasoning about stability, responsiveness, hysteresis, latency, and noise telemetry
Experience building validation, observability, and automation infrastructure for low-level software features
Preferred Qualifications: Hands-on experience with GPU, CPU, accelerator, or SoC power and performance management
Experience implementing P-state selection, DVFS, clock-control, voltage-control, power-capping, thermal-management, throttling, or workload-aware control policies
Experience developing real-time feedback controllers and reasoning about stability, responsiveness, hysteresis, latency, and noise telemetry
Experience building validation, observability, and automation infrastructure for low-level software features
Understanding of electrical and platform considerations, including voltage-frequency relationships, transient power, thermal limits, power delivery, and system-level power budgets
Translation Company Name: NVIDIA