Principal System Software Engineer - AV Platform

NVIDIA AI; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

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Job summary

NVIDIA AI is seeking a senior systems architect to define the system software architecture and technical direction for next-generation automotive compute platforms. You will lead performance optimization and development of kernels, drivers, and middleware for heterogeneous compute systems.

With 15+ years in systems software and strong C/C++ skills, you will drive complex optimization efforts and provide technical leadership across hardware-software co-design and distributed systems in a

Qualifications

• Requires a degree in Computer Science or Engineering with over 15 years of hands-on experience in systems software and Linux internals.
• Strong C/C++ skills and a proven track record of optimizing complex heterogeneous computing systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead system software architecture and technical direction for automotive compute platforms.
• Drive performance optimization and development of kernels, drivers, and middleware.

Skills

Sys architecture

Linux kernel

C/C++

Python

Performance eng

Device drivers

Embedded systems

RTOS

Virtualization

GPU computing

Distributed systems

Debugging

Profiling

System optimization

Technical leadership

Hardware-software co-design

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS or Engineering

Job description

Drive the system software architecture and technical direction for next-generation automotive compute platforms. Lead performance optimization and development of low-level system software including kernels, drivers, and middleware.

Requirements:

Requires a degree in Computer Science or Engineering with over 15 years of hands‑on experience in systems software and Linux internals. Must possess strong C/C++ skills and a proven track record of optimizing complex heterogeneous computing systems.

Key Skills:

System Software Architecture, Linux Kernel Development, C/C++, Python, Performance Engineering, Device Drivers, Embedded Systems, RTOS, Virtualization, GPU Computing, Distributed Systems, Debugging, Profiling, System Optimization, Technical Leadership, Hardware-Software Co-design

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