# Staff System Engineer | Researcher

Hiring organization: [NIO](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/nio)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/e895e5c5-1888-46cd-a981-1a93f2112324

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

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Staff
- Location: San Jose, CA
- Salary: 163500 – 212400 USD per year

## Summary

NIO seeks a systems researcher to develop the operating system powering their electric vehicles, focusing on kernel optimization, architecture design, and moving research prototypes into production software. This role suits someone with deep systems expertise who wants to apply academic rigor to real-world vehicle software challenges.

_Our summary, not NIO's wording._

## Skills named

Assembly, Azure Resource Manager (ARM), Computer Architecture, Operating Systems, Risc-V, Rust, Virtualization

## Required

- Master's or Ph.D. in computer science, engineering, or related field
- Research experience in operating systems, virtualization, or system security
- In-depth knowledge of computer architecture
- Proficiency in C, assembly, and Rust
- Ability to diagnose and solve complex system issues
- Independent research capability and strong collaboration skills

## Nice to have

- Ph.D. in computer science/engineering or Ph.D. candidacy with 6-12 months to graduation
- Publications in top systems conferences (SOSP, OSDI, EuroSys, DSN, ASPLOS)
- Experience building system software from scratch (kernel, OS, hypervisor, file system, network stack)
- Hands-on experience with microkernels and multiserver operating systems
- Familiarity with formal verification methods

Apply on NIO's site: https://nio.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/NIO_Careers/job/San-Jose-US/Staff-System-Engineer---Researcher_R-000136