Manager, Systems Software Engineering - GPU

NVIDIA•Santa Clara, CA

About The Position

NVIDIA is hiring a Manager, Systems Software Engineering to lead the team responsible for GSP firmware reliability, robustness, field debuggability, resiliency, and pre-silicon readiness. The role oversees work across product lines and upcoming chips, from roadmap and architecture through development and validation. The manager partners with technical leads and architects, who own technical direction, while taking ownership of the team, execution, and delivery. The position also drives release readiness and measurable improvements in test coverage and stability.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
At least 6 years of overall experience in related areas.
At least 3 years of management experience.
Strong systems-software background, including hands-on C programming and debugging skills, with experience in kernel, driver, firmware, or embedded systems.
Demonstrated ownership of release processes and quality metrics in a shipping product.
Experience managing incident and critical issue response with customer exposure.

Nice To Haves

Proven expertise in GPU driver development and validation.
Experience leading distributed engineering teams across multiple time zones and regions.
Outstanding leadership skills and a history of successfully implementing complex engineering projects.
Collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to partner effectively with collaborators at all levels.
Experience bringing up software on pre-silicon platforms such as simulation or emulation.

Responsibilities

Lead, mentor, and develop a multidisciplinary engineering team responsible for GSP firmware stability, field debuggability, resiliency, and pre-silicon readiness.
Guide work for upcoming chips from roadmap and architecture through development and validation.
Own GSP firmware release execution across concurrent release trains, including dedication tracking, blocker burndown, and go/no-go readiness.
Partner with technical leads and architects, owning team management, execution, and delivery while they own technical direction.
Drive measurable improvements in test coverage and stability metrics, with monthly reporting.
Coordinate architectural alignment, project scoping, prioritization, and execution accountability to deliver projects on time, within scope, and to quality standards.
Establish validation protocols, monitor key performance indicators, and proactively address technical challenges to deliver robust, high-quality GPU driver software.
Manage incident and critical issue response with customer exposure.