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NVIDIA Gruppe

Principal Engineer, CUDA UMD - GPU Kernel Scheduling

santa clara, CA

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About this opportunity

NVIDIA Gruppe lists this Principal Engineer, CUDA UMD - GPU Kernel Scheduling opportunity in santa clara, California. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.

Job description

We are looking for a seasoned software professional to work on the CUDA Driver, a core component of our platform for accelerating general purpose computation on the GPU.

You will be an integral part of a team that delivers features and improvements to better realize the potential of NVIDIA hardware for a growing range of computational workloads, ranging from deep learning, scientific computation, data science and self‑driving cars to video games and virtual reality.

What you’ll be doing

Evangelize, architect, and implement new features

Coordinate and drive development efforts across multiple teams

Help define forward‑looking improvements to the CUDA APIs and programming model

Extend important CUDA programming models and functionality such as CUDA Graphs

Explore ways to use Graphs to improve the scheduling of AI/ML workloads on our GPUS to be more efficient and faster.

Write effective, maintainable, and well‑tested code

Develop code for multiple operating systems

What we need to see

BS or MS degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related field (or equivalent experience)

Strong C and C++ programming skills

Minimum of 15+ years of related development experience (multiple positions for varying experience levels open)

Experience driving projects across multiple teams

Experience working with large codebasesBackground with operating system interfaces for threads, process control, and virtual memory

Experience writing and debugging multithreaded programs

Good written communication as well as presentation skills

Ways to stand out from the crowd

Prior experience with parallel computing - preferably writing CUDA Programs or Libraries that use CUDA

Understanding of system level architecture, such as interconnects, memory hierarchy, interrupts, and memory‑mapped IO

Knowledge of memory coherence and consistency models

Background with kernel mode development

Experience with Linux Systems Software development as well as experience maintaining and extending programming models or higher‑level language support for similar environments

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 272,000 USD - 431,250 USD.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until April 14, 2026.

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.

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santa clara, CA, 95053, US

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