$184,000 – $287,500
Listed on NVIDIA’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.
What this role is
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.
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What they ask for
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