About The Position
NVIDIA's GeForce Now is a next-generation cloud gaming service that transforms various devices into high-performance gaming rigs. It keeps games updated and allows users worldwide to stream games instantly in high-definition with minimal latency. We are seeking a Systems Software Engineer to join a team focused on developing and optimizing ultra-low latency streaming technology for GeForce Now, making critical trade-offs across portability, performance, QoS, and latency for diverse device types. This role is for a self-starter passionate about pushing streaming technology to its limits, building innovative solutions, and seeing ideas through to completion.
Requirements
- Proficiency in C, C++, multi-threaded programming, system software design, and debugging skills.
- Experience implementing and improving performance and video quality through different stages of the video processing pipeline.
- Experience analyzing performance and CPU/GPU resource utilization for video/graphics applications.
- Background with the usage of different video capture, codec, and render pipelines and APIs.
- Experience with networking, WebRTC, and other audio and video transport and handshake protocols.
- Experience with development and debugging on Linux and Windows platforms.
- BS or MS in Computer Science or related subjects (or equivalent experience) with 3+ years of experience in the above areas.
Nice To Haves
- Passionate about gaming and its immersive experiences.
- Skilled in graphics technologies such as DirectX, Vulkan, CUDA, and OpenGL.
- Knowledgeable in the Android graphics framework and low-latency video streaming solutions, including NVIDIA video encoder.
- Proficient in audio/video driver interfaces across platforms.
- Familiar with telemetry, visualization tools, and data analysis.
Responsibilities
- Develop and improve the media streaming stack to achieve ultra-low streaming latency, high video quality, and network resilience.
- Own the end-to-end software development cycle for features and modules, ensuring they meet performance, reliability, scalability, and sustainability requirements.
- Develop tools for video performance and quality analysis, verification, and tuning.
- Define and build performance metrics and indicators, utilizing data to analyze and enhance streaming performance and user experience.
- Participate in software reviews and contribute to the quality of designs and code across the team.
- Contribute to the evolution of team processes and methodologies.
Benefits
- Competitive salaries
- Generous benefits package
- Equity
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
