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October 29, 2025

Senior Software Engineer - AI System

Senior • On-site

$184,000 - $287,500/yr

Santa Clara, CA

NVIDIA has been transforming computer graphics, animation, gaming, and accelerated computing for more than 25 years. It’s a unique legacy of innovation that’s fueled by phenomenal technology—and amazing people.
 

NVIDIA Maxine is a powerful, GPU accelerated platform with state-of-the-art AI features for developers to build virtual collaboration and content creation applications (https://developer.nvidia.com/maxine). Maxine provides AI models for creating and deploying video/audio enhancement and augmented reality features. Our AI technologies are also offered in NVIDIA Broadcast App to enhance video and voice in live streaming and conference calls. We are currently seeking an experienced software engineer with strong AI system development skills. You will be building accelerated computing software on cloud and embedded platforms.
 

What You’ll Be Doing:

  • Build highly efficient and low power software on embedded platforms

  • Deploy AI models and software stack on embedded processors

  • Optimize deep learning models for ultra-fast inference

  • Closely collaborate with algorithm and embedded teams across NVIDIA to influence roadmaps and deliver solutions

  • Deliver the benefits of NVIDIA’s latest hardware and platform software innovations to the Deep Learning
     

What We Need To See:

  • Proficiency in C++ system design and coding

  • Experience in analyzing and optimizing deep learning system performance

  • Experience in performance and latency analysis, profiling and tuning of AI workloads

  • Background in building software and/or AI models on embedded platform is highly preferred

  • Experience in optimization of AI model architectures for fast inference (pruning, distillation, etc) is preferred

  • CUDA programming experience is preferred

  • BS or MS degree or equivalent with 8+ years of relevant engineering or research background in system software development

  • Ability to work independently, define project achievements and scope, and drive your own development effort
     

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

  • Experience in building platforms for computer vision such as real-time tracking of human face, gaze and body, as well as avatar animation and modeling.

  • TensorRT programming experience is preferred
     

With competitive salaries and a generous benefits package, NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working together, and due to unprecedented growth, our exclusive engineering teams are rapidly growing. As part of our team, you will have the opportunity to influence the future with your vision and expertise. Are you driven not just by data or the need to know why, but yearn to ask, 'why not'? If you're a creative and autonomous engineer with a real passion for technology, we want to hear from you.

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 184,000 USD - 287,500 USD.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until November 2, 2025.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.