NVIDIA kernel engineer
In what I consider a major step forward, I am now working as a Senior linux kernel engineer at NVIDIA. I’m also helping out with some Windows XP/Vista kernel module work too, having brashly decided that I now have the capacity to keep both Linux and Windows kernel development and debugging information in my head. This, as of September 10th.
NVIDIA is just about the best company in the world to work for, if you’re a systems programmer with an obsession for the latest, hottest new hardware. (Not to mention that the campus cafeteria actually generates hot, edible meals–always a bit of a surprise, considering some of the cafeterias I’ve lived with in the past.) I’m knee-deep in exotic hardware, along with tens of millions of lines of code that runs it all. The people who invented this stuff are all right here and are fairly open to answering questions as well.
The company is actually a lot cooler than I am, what with the souped-up computer game hardware and the super-sexy marketing and all (did you see that demo with the live actress/model??), but it’s also loaded with engineers who are certainly just as geeky as I am, so I feel right at home.
(Apprion, Inc., is still in business, but they’re largely a Java shop these days, and have little need for much systems programming.)