Senior System Software Engineer, Platform and Performance - GeForce Now
About The Position
GeForce NOW is NVIDIA’s cloud gaming service, using GPUs in the cloud to stream games to Mac, PC, and mobile devices with high-definition resolution, low latency, and smooth frame rates. The Senior System Software Engineer will join the GeForce NOW Platform Engineering team to design, develop, and optimize high-performance gaming servers powered by NVIDIA GPUs. The role focuses on game performance optimization, Linux kernel and KVM hypervisor technologies, system software, and optimization at scale. It involves understanding gaming workloads and streaming software interactions across kernel and user space, bridging software and hardware for a cloud streaming service, and identifying factors that affect game performance and stability.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s, master’s, or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience.
- 12 or more years of experience in system software engineering for platform performance.
- Knowledge of operating-system kernel internals, memory management, computer architecture, and CPU-to-memory architecture.
- Proficiency in Python, C, C++, or Rust.
- Experience working on performance-critical software, tools, and CPU/GPU schedulers.
- Passion for software design and optimizing software performance.
Nice To Haves
- Excellent knowledge of x86 and ARM architecture.
- Prior experience with hypervisors, game engines, or virtualization platforms.
- Prior experience with tools such as GPUView, Kubernetes, NVIDIA Nsight, or KernelShark.
- Proficiency in debugging complex problems.
Responsibilities
- Optimize game performance and system software at scale.
- Work with Linux kernel and KVM hypervisor technologies.
- Understand and apply gaming workloads and streaming software interactions across kernel and user space.
- Bridge software and hardware for a cloud streaming service.
- Understand and apply factors that influence game performance and stability.
Benefits
- Equity
- Benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
