Senior System Software Engineer – GPU Power Management

NVIDIA

. Architect, build, implement, and debug GPU power- and performance-management software, with particular emphasis on P-state management and DVFS .

Posted 9/22/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSenior💰 $224,000 - $431,250 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in GPU power and performance management, including P-state management and DVFS, with a strong foundation in system software development and hardware-software interactions. Proven ability to lead complex debugging efforts and collaborate across teams to optimize performance under demanding workloads.

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C ProgrammingGPU Power ManagementReal-Time Software DevelopmentDevice Driver ArchitectureSystem Software Debugging

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Hard Skills

C ProgrammingEmbedded Firmware DevelopmentDevice Driver DevelopmentReal-Time Controller DesignPower Management TechniquesTelemetry AnalysisConcurrency ManagementInterrupt HandlingHardware ProgrammingValidation Strategies

Soft Skills

Excellent Communication SkillsCollaboration Across TeamsProblem-Solving

Industry Keywords

P-State ManagementDynamic Voltage and Frequency ScalingThermal ManagementSystem-Level Power BudgetsSilicon Bring-UpData-Center WorkloadsPower-CappingWorkload-Aware Control PoliciesVoltage-Frequency RelationshipsTransient Power

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Architect, build, implement, and debug GPU power- and performance-management software, with particular emphasis on P-state management and DVFS
Develop real-time controllers, policies, and mechanisms that dynamically optimize GPU performance, power, thermals, and energy efficiency under demanding data-center workloads
Drive features across the full product lifecycle: requirements, architecture, implementation, pre-silicon validation, silicon bring-up, productization, and production support
Collaborate with GPU architects and hardware designers to define hardware-software interfaces and influence the power-management capabilities of next-generation processors
Analyze complex interactions among workloads, clocks, voltages, power limits, thermals, telemetry, and system-level policies
Lead the investigation and resolution of complex power, performance, stability, and reliability issues spanning firmware, drivers, hardware, and platform software
Develop validation strategies and automation for functional correctness, transition latency, performance-per-watt, and robustness across operating conditions
Build clear architecture, interface, and compose specifications for new power-management features
Partner with geographically distributed architecture, ASIC, firmware, driver, validation, platform, and data-center systems teams

Requirements

What you’ll need

BS or MS degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field—or equivalent experience
At least 12+ years of extensive industry experience crafting system software, embedded firmware, device drivers, or other hardware-related production software
Strong programming skills in C, including experience developing, debugging, and maintaining complex low-level software
Deep understanding of operating-system fundamentals, device-driver architecture, embedded or real-time software, concurrency, interrupt handling, and hardware programming
Experience interpreting hardware specifications and developing software interfaces for registers, telemetry, interrupts, and control mechanisms
Strong understanding of computer architecture and hardware-software interactions
Proven ability to independently debug complex problems across multiple software and hardware layers
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a track record of working effectively across organizational and geographic boundaries
Hands-on experience with GPU, CPU, accelerator, or SoC power and performance management
Background with crafting or implementing P-state selection, DVFS, clock-control, voltage-control, power-capping, thermal-management, throttling, or workload-aware control policies
Experience developing real-time feedback controllers, including reasoning about stability, responsiveness, hysteresis, latency, and noisy telemetry
Understanding of electrical and platform considerations such as voltage-frequency relationships, transient power, thermal limits, power delivery, and system-level power budgets

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