Senior Director, Graphics Systems Software

NVIDIA•Santa Clara, CA

7d•$384,000 - $575,000

About The Position

NVIDIA is seeking a deeply technical Senior Director of System Software Engineering to lead a software organization advancing production graphics across compute graphics, automotive, robotics, and consumer platforms. The role leads experienced managers and engineers responsible for graphics drivers and APIs, platform integration, and compilers and shading languages, including Slang. The position guides teams through evolving technology and engineering practices while sustaining production commitments and establishing an agentic engineering model that measurably improves development speed, performance, reliability, and production quality. The Senior Director sets technical strategy, roadmaps, and priorities; guides hardware/software co-design and the evolution of graphics APIs, compilers, and shading languages; and establishes AI-friendly approaches to implementation, debugging, and validation. The role drives production delivery of Vulkan, OpenGL, and CUDA-based graphics software, from GPU and SoC enablement through integration, optimization, validation, and release, including automotive graphics safety commitments. It also leads partnerships within and outside NVIDIA and develops engineering leaders and teams. The expected base salary range is USD 384,000–575,000, with eligibility for equity and benefits. Applications will be accepted at least until November 6, 2026. This posting is for an existing vacancy.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Graphics, or equivalent experience.
15+ years of relevant management experience in system software graphics, GPU, or related platform engineering, including 8+ years leading engineering teams with senior individual contributors and managers.
Deep expertise in graphics system software, with substantial experience in drivers, APIs, compilers, or shading languages.
Strong understanding of GPU architecture, graphics and compute pipelines, operating systems, and hardware/software interfaces, supported by a C/C++ systems programming background.
Outstanding record of leading software organizations through complex product cycles and shipping highly performant, production-quality systems.
Demonstrated proficiency in agentic software development, with measurable results and a track record of building team expertise.
Strong technical judgment and communication skills, with proven success building engineering partnerships and resolving technical disagreements.

Nice To Haves

Background with console platforms, pre-silicon validation, or new hardware bring-up.
Experience advancing compute-based graphics or neural rendering from early development into production.
Experience leading an open source project, including technical direction, releases, and collaboration with external contributors.
Functional safety experience in automotive or other safety-critical software, including ISO 26262, ASIL requirements, traceability, verification evidence, or safety-qualified releases.

Responsibilities

Set technical strategy, roadmaps, and priorities while balancing emerging graphics capabilities with existing product commitments.
Guide hardware/software co-design and the evolution of graphics APIs, compilers, and shading languages to bring new capabilities to developers.
Establish an AI-friendly development model for implementation, debugging, and validation, using production results to refine and expand it across teams.
Drive execution and production delivery of Vulkan, OpenGL, and CUDA-based graphics software, from GPU and SoC enablement through integration, optimization, validation, and release, including automotive graphics safety commitments.
Lead engineering partnerships across NVIDIA and externally, aligning requirements, component ownership, integration plans, and release commitments.
Attract, develop, and retain engineering leaders while encouraging technical excellence, accountability, inclusion, and innovation.