Senior System Software Engineer - Simulation Software

NVIDIA•Austin, TX

22h•$152,000 - $241,500

About The Position

Join the Simulation Software team at NVIDIA as a Senior System Software Engineer! This role offers an outstanding opportunity to work on breakthrough technology that drives everything from self-driving cars to advanced AI solutions. Our Mission is to accelerate early System Software development by enabling Chips Simulation as a trusted and reliable virtual platform.

Requirements

BS, MS, or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field
5+ years of relevant software development experience.
Strong C/C++ and Python programming skills
Hands-on experience with SystemC, VDK, or similar simulation platforms
Experience with system software bring-up, platform validation, low-level software development, or infrastructure-facing systems engineering
Strong Linux fundamentals, including shell scripting, process/debug tools, and development workflows
Strong debugging and problem-solving skills across software stacks, tools, platform behavior, and system interactions
Experience building developer tools, automation, test infrastructure, triage workflows, or tooling focused on improving efficiency
Ability to work across teams and drive technical execution in ambiguous early-development environments

Nice To Haves

Experience with pre-silicon development, primarily Simulation. Emulation, FPGA, virtual platforms would be a plus.
Background with boot flows, drivers, firmware interactions, kernel or platform software, or hardware-software interfaces
Familiarity with log analysis, failure triage, regression infrastructure, and validation workflows at scale
Experience enabling other engineering teams through shared tooling, workflows, and technical guidance
Experience in silicon bring-up, early platform enablement, or transition from pre-silicon to silicon validation

Responsibilities

Drive early software bring-up on simulation platforms for new chip and platform programs
Verify platform readiness and validate software functionality in pre-silicon development environments
Develop scripts, tools, and automation that improve productivity, reliability, and scale for simulation-based software development
Enable module teams to use simulation platforms effectively for development, debugging, and validation
Debug complex issues spanning software, platform configuration, infrastructure, and simulation environment interactions
Improve developer experience for teams using simulation infrastructure through better workflows, diagnostics, and tooling