System Software Engineer - GeForce Low Latency Streaming

Role Overview

We are looking for a Systems Software Engineer to build ultra low-latency streaming technology for GeForce Now, optimizing for the lowest latency and smoothest streaming across all device types. The role focuses on delivering superior video quality and network resilience, balancing portability, performance, QoS, and latency.

• Develop and improve media streaming stack to deliver ultra-latency streaming latency, video quality and network resilience.
• Own end-to-end software development cycle for features and modules and meet performance, reliability, scalability and sustainability requirements.
• Develop tools for video performance and quality analysis, verification and tuning.
• Define and build performance metrics and indicators, leveraging data to analyze and improve streaming performance and user experience.
• Participate in software reviews and contribute to the quality of designs and code across the team.
• Contribute to the evolution of team processes and methodologies.

• Proficient in C, C++, multi-threaded programming, system software design and debugging skills.
• Experience implementing and improving performance and video quality through different stages of the video processing pipeline.
• Experience analyzing performance and CPU/GPU resource utilization for video/graphics applications.
• Background with usage of different video capture, codec and render pipelines and API.
• Experience with networking, WebRTC and other audio and video transport and handshake protocols.
• Experience with development and debugging on Linux and Windows platforms.
• BS or MS in Computer Science or related subjects (or equivalent experience) with 3+ years of experience in above areas.

• Passionate about gaming and its immersive experiences.
• Skilled in graphics technologies such as DirectX, Vulkan, CUDA and OpenGL.
• Knowledgeable in the Android graphics framework and low-latency video streaming solutions, including NVIDIA video encoder.
• Proficient in audio/video driver interfaces across platforms and familiar with telemetry, visualization tools and data analysis.

Base salary range is $124,000 – $195,500 for Level 2 and $152,000 – $241,500 for Level 3. The position also offers equity and a robust benefits package. Applications are accepted until July 24, 2026.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. NVIDIA does 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.