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GPU deep learning ignited the modern AI era - with NVIDIA hardware and software acting as the foundation for the world’s most ambitious AI, robotics, and autonomous systems workloads. Today, we are the AI computing company. NVIDIA Data Center Systems - including DGX, HGX, and MGX platforms - deliver the world’s leading infrastructure for AI at scale. We are growing our teams with the most thoughtful, creative, and driven people on the planet.\nNVIDIA is seeking a software engineer with systems software and security experience to join the Data Center Systems Software team. You will investigate and resolve product vulnerabilities and strengthen Secure Development Lifecycle (SDL) practices for platforms including HGX, DGX, and MGX.\nWhat You’ll Be Doing:\nInvestigate and reproduce vulnerabilities, assess exploitability and impact, and identify affected products and software versions. \nAssess third-party vulnerabilities and coordinate dependency updates, mitigations, or documented exceptions. \nDrive timely remediation with engineering owners and PSIRT Operations, including risk prioritization, escalation, and coordinated vulnerability disclosure. \nDevelop or review security fixes, validate mitigations, develop regression tests, and coordinate updates across supported releases. \nBuild automation for vulnerability triage, analysis, and tracking. \nImprove SDL practices through threat modeling, security design reviews, and other best-practices. \nEvangelize and drive SDL practices across NVIDIA data center software teams. \nWhat We Need to See:\nBS or MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience. \n5+ years of relevant software or security engineering experience. \nHands-on experience investigating and remediating vulnerabilities, including familiarity with CVSS scoring and CWE classification. \nExperience with secure development practices and security testing tools, such as static analysis, fuzzing, and software composition analysis. \nFamiliarity with server firmware and systems software, plus experience building automation using Python or a comparable language. \nExperience with modern AI and Agents, including AI-forward mindset and proactive adoption of cutting-edge tools and techniques. \nThe ability to drive resolution across distributed and diverse engineering teams. \nSolid technical foundation in embedded systems, with the ability to engage credibly in technical discussions around firmware architecture, memory safety, and hardware-software interfaces. \nExcellent written and verbal communication skills, with a strong preference for written communication that creates clarity and institutional memory for a remote team. \nComfortable with ambiguity and complexity; you make sound decisions quickly with incomplete information and course-correct without friction. \nWays to Stand Out from the Crowd:\nProduct security experience with modern data center systems. \nKnowledge of secure boot, root of trust solutions, attestation, and related technologies such as UEFI, SPDM, or TCG DICE. \nA track record of improving SDL adoption or security automation across engineering teams. \nDemonstrated vulnerability research, security fixes, or open-source security contributions. \nNVIDIA 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 on the planet working for us. If you're creative and autonomous, we want to hear from you!\nYour base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 152,000 USD - 241,500 USD for Level 3, and 184,000 USD - 287,500 USD for Level 4.You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.\nApplications for this job will be accepted at least until October 30, 2026.This posting is for an existing vacancy.\nNVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.\nNVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. 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