Senior System Software Engineer – Tegra Tools

NVIDIA

Senior System Software Engineer for NVIDIA's Tegra Tools team. Constructing and optimizing software tools for flashing and provisioning NVIDIA chips across various products.

Posted 4/30/2026full-timeSanta Clara • California, Texas, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $152,000 - $241,500 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

FlashPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Construct, optimize, and direct software tools and infrastructure for flashing and provisioning NVIDIA chips and platforms across Automotive, Embedded, and Data Center products.
Coordinate the full tools lifecycle, initiating from pre-silicon software development through silicon bring-up and post-silicon validation connected to flash and provisioning workflows.
Develop and maintain host and target software tools for flashing and provisioning workflows, assisting both internal NVIDIA teams and external partners working with products for NVIDIA platforms.
Collaborate with hardware build, architecture, firmware, software, and QA teams to define and deliver tooling requirements across the product lifecycle.

Requirements

What you’ll need

BS or MS degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related degree or equivalent experience.
5+ years of relevant software development experience.
Strong C/C++ and Python programming skills, with experience shipping production-quality tools.
Solid understanding of software engineering principles and object-oriented programming.
Solid knowledge of computer architecture, low-level interfaces, and host-device communication protocols (USB, UART, SPI, PCIe, JTAG).
Solid comprehension of the SoC boot sequence, spanning from ROM and bootloader phases to kernel initialization, along with the capability to troubleshoot boot failures at multiple points.
Strong problem-solving and debugging skills, including comfort with tools like GDB and JTAG debuggers.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salaries
Comprehensive benefits package
Equity opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

CC++Pythonsoftware engineering principlesobject-oriented programmingcomputer architecturelow-level interfaceshost-device communication protocolsboot sequencedebugging

Soft Skills

problem-solving

Certifications

BS degree in Computer EngineeringMS degree in Computer Science