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Senior Software Engineer - AV Platform

NVIDIA· Engineer, Sys SW
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Santa Clara, CA$224k - $356.5knot specifiedPosted 1mo ago

About the role

Senior System Software Engineer for Autonomous Vehicles Platform, developing high-performance, scalable platform and middleware for self-driving car data collection and fleets, interfacing with sensors and heterogeneous architectures.

Responsibilities

  • Drive AI-based automotive systems from design through production, within power and performance constraints.
  • Work with hardware teams to help shape future platforms for industry-leading power efficiency.
  • Triage and debug stability, performance, and power issues in sophisticated systems and applications.
  • Design systems to comply with ISO 26262 functional safety and security requirements.

Qualifications

  • BS or MS degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
  • 12+ years of professional experience working on system software.
  • Excellent programming skills in C++ and C.
  • Solid understanding of QNX, Linux, or real-time operating systems.
  • Experience in developing user-space system software, with willingness to delve into kernel-space and/or low-level hardware when needed.
  • Knowledge of embedded systems programming, threading, synchronization mechanisms, communication frameworks, and parallel computing to build highly scalable and efficient applications.
  • Familiarity with CPU/GPU architectures, memory subsystems, and performance optimization.
  • Prior experience in autonomous vehicles, robotics, GPU, and embedded systems.
  • Outstanding communication and collaboration skills.

Skills

Required:C++CQNX/Linux/RTOSKernel-space / low-level hardwareEmbedded systems programming

Benefits

  • equity
  • benefits (see company benefits page)
Last updated Aug 28, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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