Senior Software Engineer, Compute Sanitizer - GPU

Overview

Join the NVIDIA Developer Tools team and empower engineers worldwide developing automotive, VR, gaming, deep learning, and high performance computing products. See your work in action as developers and third-party tool developers use your products to debug, profile, and analyze the correctness of their systems and applications using the products and low-level APIs you contributed to as a member of the Developer Tools team.

Innovate as you develop the debug and performance analysis capabilities of future NVIDIA GPUs and be part of the team that brings new GPU technologies to market with sophisticated simulation/emulation systems.

• Develop the Compute Sanitizer (a suite of memory checker) tools for GPUs running on Linux, Windows, and embedded operating systems.
• Work with tools, compiler, architecture and driver teams to design, implement and verify new features in the Compute Sanitizer stack.
• Collaborate with internal and external partners including other NVIDIA organizations.
• Estimate and prioritize tasks to create realistic delivery schedules.
• Write fast, effective, maintainable, reliable, and well-documented code.
• Provide peer reviews focusing on performance, scalability, and correctness.
• Document requirements and designs, and review documents with teams across NVIDIA.
• Mentor junior engineers.

• BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of experience
• Strong programming ability in C, C++, assembly language, and scripting languages
• Excellent system programming expertise: memory management, processes/threads management, debugging and profiling
• Excellent knowledge of computer architecture of x86 or ARM CPUs
• Strong problem solving and debugging skills
• Familiar with low-level programming using assembly languages
• Source control understanding (git, Perforce, etc.)
• Ability to self-manage, communicate, and adapt in a fast-paced, high-demand environment with changing priorities and direction
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal

• CUDA/OpenCL knowledge
• Experience with code patching
• ELF/DWARF knowledge

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 152,000 USD - 241,500 USD for Level 3, and 184,000 USD - 287,500 USD for Level 4. You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until February 8, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy. NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes. 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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