Senior Software Engineer - Rust for Linux

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement features in Nova, the upstream Linux driver for NVIDIA GPUs, targeting existing and upcoming hardware.
• Build the kernel-side foundation of NVIDIA's in-tree open-source GPU stack, including driver core, PCI configuration, and DMA address translation.
• Help define the technical direction of Nova through patch reviews, development dialogues, and coordinating releases on kernel mailing lists.
• Collaborate with the Rust for Linux community and Nova reviewers on design discussions and code quality.

Requirements

• BS or MS degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 10+ years of related software development experience.
• Strong programming skills in both Rust and C.
• Proven experience working with large codebases, preferably the upstream Linux kernel.
• Deep understanding of the kernel device model, driver core, and OS interfaces (memory management, IRQ handling, and synchronization).
• Experience writing and debugging kernel code in complex multi-threaded, interrupt, and DMA contexts.
• Strong written communication skills for participating in public open-source mailing threads.

Preferred Qualifications

• Existing upstream maintainer-ship in the Linux kernel, specifically regarding Rust, DRM, or driver core.
• A track record of contributions to drivers/gpu/nova-core/, drivers/gpu/drm/nova/, or rust/kernel/.
• Familiarity with DRM Rust infrastructure such as GPUVM, DRM GPU scheduler, GEM, and DRM device abstractions.
• Experience with PCI device bring-up or other GPU bring-up work on real hardware.
• History of representing technical projects in public forums like LPC, Kangrejos, FOSDEM, or dri-devel hackfests.

About the Company

NVIDIA is the pioneer of GPU-accelerated computing. We are working on Project Nova to develop a new in-tree, open-source NVIDIA GPU driver for Linux written in Rust, serving as the long-term replacement for the kernel-mode portion of the current Linux GPU stack.