Nvidia Senior Software Engineer – Streaming 

United States, Texas 

532611552

What you’ll be doing:

• Design, develop and test high-performance modern C++ software for cloud gaming

• Apply data-driven insights for architectural decisions that impact scalability, efficiency, security and streaming quality

• Define metrics and KPIs to measure streaming quality and performance at runtime

• Collaborate with video encoding, networking, and systems teams to deliver low-latency, high-fidelity game streaming

• Participate in code reviews, technical design discussions, and architecture planning.

What we need to see:

• Master’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, or related field

• 4+ years of experience

• Passion for games and a deep understanding of what makes interactive experiences performant and responsive.

• Proficiency in modern C++ and strong software development, optimization, and debugging skills.

• Deep knowledge of multi-threading, low-latency systems, and performance-critical programming in Windows and Linux.

• Good understanding of multimedia streaming protocols such as RTP/SRTP, WebRTC.

• Strong communication skills and ability to work across multiple teams and subject areas.

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Fluent in L2, L3 networking stack as well as IP routing, multicast, QoS, and transport layer protocols

• Analyze and optimize software performance, including CPU, memory, and I/O usage at both user and kernel levels.

• Hands-on experience on GPU computing (CUDA, OpenCL, or similar frameworks) for hardware acceleration and computational efficiency.

• Knowledge of telemetry, observability, or monitoring frameworks (e.g., Kibana, Grafana, OpenTelemetry).

• Knowledge in computer networking and 802.11 WiFi networks.