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Senior System Software Engineer - Linux-Tegra Power Management and Performance Optimization

NVIDIA

US, CA, Santa Clara · On-site · relocation$15,333–23,958 gross/mofull-timeNVIDIA Careers (offices abroad)

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.

Responsibilities

  • 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…
  • 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

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    On-site
    Seniority
    Senior
    Posted
    21 Sept 2026
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