Senior AV Systems Software Engineer, Platform

NVIDIA Corporation; Santa Clara, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 184,000 - 357,000; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA Corporation's Autonomous Vehicles Platform team is seeking a Senior System Software Engineer to help build the DriveWorks SDK. You will design, develop, and optimize the core software stack for sensor drivers, data streaming, and vehicle interfaces.

The role demands strong C/C++ expertise, experience with multithreaded/distributed systems, Linux or RTOS, and a passion for low-latency, high-performance code. Inclusion and excellence valued.

Qualifications

• Design and optimize software architecture for real-world performance.
• Develop sensor drivers, plugins, and processing functions for sensor data.
• Create unit tests and documentation; ensure code quality and MISRA safety.

Responsibilities

• Develop sensor drivers and processing functions for sensor data.
• Build data recording, playback, and visualization tools.
• Run in-vehicle tests and analyze data integrity.
• Collaborate with vehicle interfaces and control teams.

Skills

C/C++ programming

Multithreaded systems

Linux RTOS

Sensor data

Performance optimization

Education

BS/MS in Computer Engineering/CS

Tools

CUDA

GIT

CMake

OpenCL

Job description

NVIDIA Corporation's Autonomous Vehicles Platform team is seeking a Senior System Software Engineer to help build the DriveWorks SDK. You will design, develop, and optimize the core software stack for sensor drivers, data streaming, and vehicle interfaces.

The role demands strong C/C++ expertise, experience with multithreaded/distributed systems, Linux or RTOS, and a passion for low-latency, high-performance code. Inclusion and excellence valued.