# Senior Software Engineer - GeForce NOW Video Streaming

Hiring organization: [NVIDIA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/nvidia)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/afa2695d-1fc4-4c2b-8c51-031d2b2f9851

Listed on NVIDIA's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Seniority: Senior
- Location: Santa Clara, CA
- Salary: 184000 – 287500 USD per year

## Summary

NVIDIA is seeking a senior engineer to build the video streaming infrastructure that powers GeForce NOW, focusing on ultra-low-latency, high-quality game delivery over variable networks. This role suits someone with deep expertise in GPU-accelerated video pipelines, codec optimization, and performance analysis who wants to work on infrastructure that reaches millions of cloud-gaming users.

_Our summary, not NVIDIA's wording._

## Skills named

C++, CUDA, Microsoft DirectX, OpenGL, Vulkan API

## Required

- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
- C and C++ proficiency
- Multi-threaded programming experience
- System software design experience
- GPU-accelerated video and graphics pipeline experience
- Hardware video encoder experience
- Familiarity with DirectX, Vulkan, CUDA, OpenGL, V4L2, or NvMedia
- Understanding of H.264, HEVC, and AV1 codecs
- Telemetry and statistical data analysis skills
- OS internals and driver-level understanding
- 6+ years of relevant experience

## Nice to have

- NvMedia or NVIDIA Video Codec SDK experience
- Experience optimizing video pipelines across multiple GPU families or SoC platforms
- Real-time streaming protocols and adaptive bitrate strategy experience
- Graphics rendering or AI-based graphics generation experience such as DLSS, RTX, or FSR

Apply on NVIDIA's site: https://nvidia.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/NVIDIAExternalCareerSite/job/US-CA-Santa-Clara/Senior-Software-Engineer---GeForce-NOW-Video-Streaming_JR2021603