Senior Autonomy Software Engineer for Self-Driving Systems

NVIDIA Corporation

Santa Clara (CA)

On-site

USD 224,000 - 356,500

Full time

14 days+

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NVIDIA Corporation is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in Santa Clara to define runtime intelligence and safety architecture for autonomous vehicles. Your role involves integrating AI with vehicle dynamics and safety systems, tackling complex problems in real-time robotics.

The ideal candidate has over 12 years of experience in autonomous systems and strong C++ skills. You'll collaborate closely with AI and systems teams to build reliable solutions ensuring safety and performance.

The position offers a competitive salary ranging from $224,000 to $356,500 along with equity and benefits.

Qualifications

  • 12+ years of relevant industry experience in autonomous systems, robotics, or safety-critical software systems.
  • Strong debugging, systems integration, and performance optimization skills.
  • Excellent communication and cross-functional technical leadership abilities.

Responsibilities

  • Design and integrate planning frameworks combining learned models with classical systems.
  • Develop runtime safety enforcement mechanisms and scalable architectures.
  • Analyze and debug autonomy edge cases in real-time systems.

Skills

Software engineering fundamentals
C++ development
Real-time systems optimization
Machine learning systems

Education

BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, AI/ML

Job description

NVIDIA Corporation is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in Santa Clara to define runtime intelligence and safety architecture for autonomous vehicles. Your role involves integrating AI with vehicle dynamics and safety systems, tackling complex problems in real-time robotics.

The ideal candidate has over 12 years of experience in autonomous systems and strong C++ skills. You'll collaborate closely with AI and systems teams to build reliable solutions ensuring safety and performance.

The position offers a competitive salary ranging from $224,000 to $356,500 along with equity and benefits.

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