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At a glance
NVIDIA is hiring a Senior Technical Program Manager - GPU Software in Santa Clara, CA; Redmond, WA +1. It is a full-time role in Software & IT, first listed on November 3. The description mentions Embedded C and Machine learning. NVIDIA has 149 other openings in the US, 140 of them in Santa Clara, CA. Across all employers on USA Jobs 24 there are 225 Software & IT openings in Santa Clara, CA today; the typical one asks for 8 years and advertises about $191,000 a year at the midpoint.
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About hiring at NVIDIA
NVIDIA has 150 openings on USA Jobs 24 today across 8 states. Most are in software & IT (75), data & AI (32) and hardware & chips (24). The biggest locations are Santa Clara, CA (141), Austin, TX (19) and Seattle, WA (9). 32% of them are remote, 5% are open to entry-level candidates and none shows pay. We collect NVIDIA's jobs every day straight from its own careers system (Workday), never from job boards or agencies.
The employer's advert
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NVIDIA's GPU Software team seeks a skilled and experienced technical program manager to help deliver on NVIDIA's inspiring product roadmap! The software produced by this team include foundational kernel components, drivers, and firmware that support the entire family of NVIDIA chipsets. Join an excellent team and help guide NVIDIA's future!
What you'll be doing:
You will collaborate with the team and peers across the company to build, represent and carry out detailed plans representing the team's work. In particular, you will have the opportunity to:
- Work on aligning NVIDIA's chipset and product roadmap with the software team capacity roadmap and help balance global priorities
- Keep the team on track by coordinating dependencies across functional areas and identifying planning gaps
- Be empowered to make prioritization decisions and represent the team to other groups
- Partner closely with hardware, release planning, and customers, giving you a complete picture of software at NVIDIA
- Propose and develop new methods to handle projects and unify planning systems
- Define and track metrics to improve execution efficiency
What we need to see:
- 10+ overall years of program management experience in delivering software products
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Computer Science, or similar field or equivalent experience
- Proven track record of balancing short-term delivery towards critical timelines alongside thoughtful long-term steps towards improving planning, processes, and team capabilities.
Ways to stand out from the crowd:
- Past experience as a software developer
- Knowledge of SOC, GPU or CPU project management
- Background in graphics, machine learning, or accelerated computing
- Experience with software productivity tools and process automation
NVIDIA is widely recognized as one of the world’s most desirable employers. As a result, we have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working for us. With competitive salaries, and generous benefits, our engineering teams are rapidly growing. If you're a creative, driven, and independent program manager with a real passion for technology, we'd love to have you join the team.
168,000 USD – 258,750 USD for Level 4; and 200,000 USD – 322,000 USD for Level 5.
You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.
Applications for this job will be accepted at least until November 6, 2026.This posting is for an existing vacancy.
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NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.USA Jobs 24 copied this listing from NVIDIA's official careers site on November 3, 2026 and checked it again November 4, 5:17 AM ET. NVIDIA will never ask you to pay to apply or to buy equipment with a check they send you. If anyone does, it is a scam.
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