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Software Systems Engineer roles qualify for EB-2 and EB-3 green card sponsorship through PERM labor certification, which requires your employer to document that no qualified U.S. worker is available for the position. Employers in defense, aerospace, cloud infrastructure, and embedded systems regularly sponsor foreign professionals for permanent residency.
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INTRODUCTION
NVIDIA has been transforming computer graphics, PC gaming, accelerated computing, and machine learning for more than 25 years. It’s a unique legacy of innovation fueled by great technology—and amazing people. Today, we’re tapping into the unlimited potential of AI to define the next era of computing – an era in which our GPU acts as the brains of computers, robots, and self-driving cars that can understand the world. Doing what’s never been done before takes vision, innovation, and the world’s best talent.
We’re hiring a Deep Learning Engineer with strong experience in generative AI, LLMs/VLMs, computer vision, and agentic systems. If you’ve spent more time than you’d like to admit building workflows to populate data and/or diversify/expand your dataset, you’ll likely feel at home here. Bonus points if you’ve worked with 3D computer vision (extra bonus if you actually enjoyed it). The team is a balanced mix of engineers and scientists, and we care about both rigor and actually getting things out the door. The culture is collaborative, low-ego, and built around ownership. If you enjoy building systems that get used—and working with people who know when to debate and when to just run the experiment—this job is for you.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
What you will be doing:
- Convert research into real products (not just slide decks or notebooks)
- Help build workflows that diversify datasets and/or populate data
- Ship machine learning workflows/pipelines fast and iterate faster
- Leverage LLM/VLM and agents in the data generation pipeline
- Define evaluation criteria and run offline evals before any model or prompt change reaches production
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
What we need to see:
- Masters degree (or equivalent experience) or preferably a PhD degree in Computer Science or a related field with 5+ years of experience
- Solid mathematical and algorithmic foundation and proven expertise demonstrated through research publications, internships, or significant project experience.
- Strong background in computer vision and deep learning.
- Excellent programming skills in Python and C/C++.
- Excellent software engineering fundamentals.
- Ability to develop code in Unix/Linux environments.
- Excellent written, visual, and verbal communication skills to present performance challenges, tradeoffs, and architectural alternatives.
- Strong collaboration skills to partner with other teams.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Ways to stand out from the crowd:
- Experience designing and operating multi-agent pipelines in production, including handling non-deterministic failures, retry logic, and tool-call error recovery
- Shipped a product feature backed by a VLM (e.g., image captioning, document understanding) — including handling inference latency, cost-per-call tradeoffs, and degraded-mode fallbacks
- Shipped AI-powered features to real users — not just prototyped with agent frameworks. If your experience is primarily personal projects or hackathons, this role may not be the right fit yet.
Your 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.
Applications for this job will be accepted at least until September 17, 2026.
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.
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.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Software Systems Engineer
Align your credentials with PERM job requirements
Your degree field must match what the employer lists in the PERM application. A software systems role requiring an electrical engineering degree won't support sponsorship if your credential is in computer science, even with years of relevant experience.
Target employers with active PERM filing history
Government contractors, defense primes, and semiconductor firms file PERM petitions far more consistently than early-stage startups. Search the DOL's Foreign Labor Certification disclosure data to verify an employer has sponsored systems engineers before interviewing.
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Migrate Mate surfaces Software Systems Engineer jobs filtered by employers with documented green card sponsorship history, so you're not guessing which companies will actually start the PERM process after your hire.
Use O*NET to build your specialty occupation case
USCIS and DOL both reference O*NET to assess whether a role genuinely requires a specific degree. Review the O*NET profile for Software Systems Engineer to understand how the occupation is formally defined and mirror that language in your job offer documentation.
Negotiate PERM filing timing before accepting an offer
Employers are not required to start PERM immediately after hire. Ask explicitly whether sponsorship begins in your first year and get the commitment in writing. Delays past your third year can affect your ability to use any accumulated priority date.
Confirm prevailing wage level matches your offered compensation
DOL assigns wage levels to PERM positions using the OFLC Wage Search tool. If your employer files at Level I but your duties match Level III, USCIS can deny the I-140. Verify the wage level reflects your actual responsibilities before the employer submits the application.
Green Card Software Systems Engineer: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Software Systems Engineer role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 sponsorship?
Both categories apply depending on the job requirements your employer defines. EB-2 requires the position to genuinely demand an advanced degree or equivalent specialized credentials. EB-3 covers roles requiring at least a bachelor's degree. Most Software Systems Engineer positions qualify under EB-2 when the employer documents that a master's degree or equivalent experience is a bona fide requirement of the job.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B for this role?
H-1B visa is a temporary status tied to annual cap lotteries and employer-specific petitions you must renew every three years. Green card sponsorship through PERM leads to permanent residency with no renewal requirement and no lottery. The trade-off is timeline: PERM labor certification, I-140 approval, and adjustment of status can take two to four years for most countries, longer for India and China due to visa backlog queues.
Can my employer start PERM before I have H-1B status?
Yes. PERM is an employer-driven process and doesn't require you to hold any specific visa status. However, you'll need a valid work authorization status throughout the process. Many foreign professionals on F-1 OPT or H-1B ask their employer to begin PERM within the first year of employment to build priority date history before any status gaps arise.
Where can I find Software Systems Engineer jobs that sponsor green cards?
Migrate Mate lets you search Software Systems Engineer roles specifically filtered by employers with documented green card sponsorship history. This removes the guesswork of cold-applying to companies that may not have a PERM filing program, so you focus your search on employers already set up to sponsor.
What happens to my green card case if I change employers mid-process?
If your I-140 has been approved for at least 180 days, you can port the priority date to a new employer's petition under the same or a similar occupational category. Software Systems Engineer roles typically qualify as similar to related systems and engineering titles, but the new employer must file a fresh PERM and I-140. Your original priority date transfers to the new petition, protecting your place in the backlog queue.