Senior System Software Engineer - Security

What You’ll Be Doing

What We Need to See

• BS or MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of relevant software or security engineering experience.
• Hands-on experience investigating and remediating vulnerabilities, including familiarity with CVSS scoring and CWE classification.
• Experience with secure development practices and security testing tools, such as static analysis, fuzzing, and software composition analysis.
• Familiarity with server firmware and systems software, plus experience building automation using Python or a comparable language.
• Experience with modern AI and Agents, including AI-forward mindset and proactive adoption of cutting-edge tools and techniques.
• The ability to drive resolution across distributed and diverse engineering teams.
• Solid technical foundation in embedded systems, with the ability to engage credibly in technical discussions around firmware architecture, memory safety, and hardware-software interfaces.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a strong preference for written communication that creates clarity and institutional memory for a remote team.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and complexity; you make sound decisions quickly with incomplete information and course-correct without friction.

Ways to Stand Out from the Crowd

• Product security experience with modern data center systems.
• Knowledge of secure boot, root of trust solutions, attestation, and related technologies such as UEFI, SPDM, or TCG DICE.
• A track record of improving SDL adoption or security automation across engineering teams.
• Demonstrated vulnerability research, security fixes, or open-source security contributions.
• NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people on the planet working for us. If you're creative and autonomous, we want to hear from you!
• You will also be eligible for equity and benefits .
• This posting is for an existing vacancy.
• NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.