System Software Engineer – New College Grad 2026

Today, NVIDIA is tapping into the unlimited potential of AI to define the next era of computing. An era in which our GPU acts as the brains of computers, robots, and self-driving cars that can understand the world. Doing what’s never been done before takes vision, innovation, and the world’s best talent. As an NVIDIAN, you’ll be immersed in an inclusive, encouraging environment where everyone is inspired to do their best work. Come join the team and see how we can make a lasting impact on the world.

We are looking for a System Software Engineer to work on Dynamo-Triton Inference Server. NVIDIA is hiring software engineers for its GPU-accelerated deep learning software team. Academic and commercial groups around the world are using GPUs to power a revolution in AI, enabling breakthroughs in problems from image classification to speech recognition to natural language processing. We are a fast-paced team building a highly-performant AI inference platform to make design and deployment of new AI models easier and accessible to all users.

What you'll be doing:

• Develop world-class GPU-accelerated AI inference serving software.

• Contribute to feature development and drive broad customer adoption.

• Drive the convergence of the Triton Inference Server and NVIDIA Dynamo stacks to establish a unified, high-performance inference platform. This platform will ensure feature parity and effectively serve both Large Language Model (LLM) and non-LLM workloads.

• Be an active member of the open source deep learning software engineering community.

• Balance a variety of objectives such as building robust software designed to be deployed in production server or cloud environments, optimizing and balancing prediction throughput and latency, and developing and adopting the next generation of inference technologies.

What we need to see:

• Pursuing or recently completed a MS or PhD in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience).

• Excellent Rust or C++ skills, familiarity with Python, and strong programming & software design skills including debugging, performance analysis, and test design.

• Experience with high-scale distributed systems and ML systems.

• Strong communication skills and ability to work in a fast-paced, agile team environment.

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Prior experience with AI frameworks and engines, such as TensorRT, PyTorch, ONNX, OpenVINO, vLLM, or TRT-LLM.

• Knowledge of GPU memory management, cache management, or high-performance networking.

• Experience with distributed systems programming.

• Experience in contributing to a large open source project: use of GitHub, bug tracking, branching and merging code, OSS licensing issues handling patches, etc.

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 in the world working for us. If you're creative and autonomous, we want to hear from you! 

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 124,000 USD - 195,500 USD for Level 2, and 152,000 USD - 241,500 USD for Level 3.Applications for this job will be accepted at least until July 17, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy. 

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NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive 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.