Senior Debugger Software Engineer

Join the NVIDIA Developer Tools team and empower engineers worldwide to develop groundbreaking products in Automotive, VR, Gaming, Deep Learning, and High Performance Computing. See your efforts in action as developers use your products to debug, profile, and analyze the performance of their systems and applications. Watch with satisfaction as 3rd‑party developers use the debug API you helped develop to create custom debug tools tackling complex customer debugging problems.

Innovate as you develop the debug and performance analysis capability of future generations of NVIDIA GPUs, bringing new GPU technologies to market with sophisticated simulation/emulation systems.

We are looking for a senior software engineer to advance our compute debugger products. You will be part of a dynamic, worldwide team that develops, maintains, and enhances a portfolio of debug tools and libraries hosted on operating systems including Windows, Linux, and embedded real‑time OSes (RTOS).

• Architect, design, and implement solutions to integrate new debugger features into existing NVIDIA developer tools products.
• Collaborate closely with research, libraries, and product teams at NVIDIA to identify debugger features that can effectively improve developer productivity and efficiency.
• Document requirements and designs, and review documents with teams throughout NVIDIA.
• Develop the compute debugger tools for GPUs running on Linux, Windows, and embedded operating systems.
• Effectively estimate and prioritize tasks to create realistic delivery schedules.
• Provide peer reviews to other engineers, including feedback on performance, scalability, and correctness.
• Mentor junior engineers.

• 8+ years of experience
• BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience
• Strong computer science fundamentals – algorithms and data structures, programming languages, parallel computing, and system software.
• Strong programming ability in C, C++, Assembly Language, and scripting languages
• Excellent knowledge of computer architecture
• Ability to self‑manage, communicate, and adapt in a fast‑paced, high‑demand environment with changing priorities and direction
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, along with the ability to work in a dynamic and distributed team.

• Expert knowledge in GPU architectures and GPU programming.
• Knowledge of CUDA programming
• Experience and/or interests in creating developer tools like debuggers and profilers.
• Masters or PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics, or related engineering fields.

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

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

NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and is an equal‑opportunity employer. We do not discriminate 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.