Manager, System Software - Graphics

Overview

• NVIDIA has been redefining computer graphics, PC gaming, and accelerated computing for more than 25 years, driven by exceptional technology and outstanding individuals.
• Our GPU acts as the brains of immersive digital worlds and creative applications.
• We are seeking an experienced System Software Engineering Manager to help us lead our graphics system teams.
• In this role, you will help set the SW architecture, technical direction, and priorities for our robotics, automotive, and consumer graphics platforms.
• This means working deeply with Vulkan, Wayland, NvMedia2D and their internal implementations.
• As part of this, you’ll work closely with the camera, display, GPU, and chips bring-up teams to deliver on next generation GPUs and accelerated IP blocks.
• This is a chance to evolve graphics to new frontiers of neural rendering and optimize our embedded system graphics and display stacks to run blazingly fast on DGX, Jetson, DriveWorks, and Isaac platforms.
• Does this sound like you? If you're passionate about pushing boundaries and want to make a lasting impact on computer graphics, this role offers an outstanding opportunity to invent the future of visual computing! What you'll be doing: Lead a world-class team of software engineers to deliver innovative real-time user mode drivers that enable breakthrough performance in high-performance solutions for NVIDIA's GPUs and display technologies.
• Create and own team strategy, roadmaps, and schedules.
• Provide architectural and technical guidance to the team and ensure that the best engineering practices are followed.
• Work closely with HW teams to architect graphics and display system software and bring-up next generation chips Review and identify improvement opportunities in established processes, infrastructure, and practices to ensure the teams are operating in the most efficient and transparent manner.
• Collaborate with peer engineering teams, and program/product management to ensure that product requirements, goals and objectives are met or exceeded.
• Mentor and guide the professional and technical development of the team members.
• What we need to see: Degree (Bachelors, Masters) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience with 10+ overall years of working experience in embedded domain, including 5+ years in leadership roles.
• Deep understanding of SoC principles, general systems architectures, operating systems, device drivers, memory management, multithreading, and real-time scheduling.
• Relevant working experience in device drivers and Firmware development with embedded technologies on Linux or QNX.
• Excellent software development skills (C, C++) and proven experience in leading cross-functional software teams to deliver high quality production software in a fast-paced environment.
• Proven track record of creative problem-solving abilities Outstanding leadership, communication, interpersonal, and analytical skills with the ability to successfully lead a global and diverse team operating in a fast-paced environment.
• Hands on experience with claude code, cursor or similar AI-based development environment, and demonstrated results raising adoption within the teams you’ve led Ways to stand out from the crowd: Consistent track record of shipping production quality GPU enabled graphics / display drivers and/or frameworks Experience in DSP, computer vision and image/signal processing, neural rendering.
• Understanding of safety-critical software principles and processes in automotive or other highly regulated industries.
• Proven record to effectively guide and influence in a technically strong dynamic environment.
• We are widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers.
• We have some of the most forward‑thinking and creative people in the world working for us.
• If you're creative and autonomous with a real passion for technology, we want to hear from you.