Senior Automotive Performance Software Engineer

NVIDIA; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 224,000 - 431,000; Full time

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Job summary

NVIDIA seeks an Automotive Performance Senior Software Engineer to advance our automotive performance platforms on Safe RTOS and Tegra.

In this role, you’ll optimize system software, collaborate with Hardware Architecture, DriveOS, Power and Test teams, and benchmark boot and runtime performance across IPs. Strong C/C++, Linux and QNX skills, plus 12+ years in systems software, are required; AI/ML experience is a plus. Android knowledge is a bonus.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 12 years of proven experience in systems or software performance.
• Proficiency in C/C++ and experience in the automotive sector.
• Linux and QNX proficiency; Android knowledge is advantageous.
• Knowledge of benchmarking, boot time optimization, compiler optimizations and runtime performance improvements.
• Knowledge of hypervisors, virtualization, and overhead analysis.
• Experience using profiling utilities to improve system software efficiency.
• AI/ML experience is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Play a key role in optimizing system software for Nvidia automotive performance platforms with Safe RTOS.
• Collaborate closely with Hardware Architecture, DriveOS, Power, and Test teams to track key boot & runtime performance benchmarks.
• Ensure the software and hardware meet projected targets by closely supervising micro benchmarks and industry-standard benchmarks across IPs.
• Contribute to developing innovative features in automotive profiling tools with AI assistance.
• Benchmark the hypervisor and ensure the lowest overhead on ARM systems.
• Collaborate with the ADAS/AV team in optimizing the next-gen stack from NVIDIA on Tegra platforms.

Skills

C/C++

Linux

QNX

Benchmarking

Hypervisors

Profiling tools

Education

Master’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field

Job description

NVIDIA seeks an Automotive Performance Senior Software Engineer to advance our automotive performance platforms on Safe RTOS and Tegra.

In this role, you’ll optimize system software, collaborate with Hardware Architecture, DriveOS, Power and Test teams, and benchmark boot and runtime performance across IPs. Strong C/C++, Linux and QNX skills, plus 12+ years in systems software, are required; AI/ML experience is a plus. Android knowledge is a bonus.