Senior Real-Time AV Mapping Engineer

NVIDIA Corporation; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 152,000 - 288,000; Full time

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Job summary

NVIDIA Corporation in Santa Clara, CA is seeking an experienced software engineer to build online mapping software for autonomous driving stacks. You will write production C++ for real-time embedded systems, optimize CUDA and CPU code, and contribute to architecture that runs across NVIDIA DRIVE Orin and Thor with ASIL-B/D compliance.

You will collaborate with algorithm teams, design robust interfaces, and ensure high test coverage, performance, and safety across L2++, L3, and L4 programs in

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of validated experience building robust, production-quality software.
• 3+ years of professional C++ development experience, including modern C++ and memory management, concurrency, and performance.
• Experience designing software architecture and APIs for large, long-lived codebases.
• A quality-first mentality: comfortable with static analysis, unit testing, and high-coverage test strategies.
• Solid understanding of algorithms and data structures, and the ability to work with algorithm developers.
• Strong communication and analytical skills, and the ability to work across multiple teams.
• Autonomous and responsible, demonstrating outstanding teamwork while enjoying solving hard problems.

Responsibilities

• Build and own core online mapping software operating in the car, from architecture through implementation to deployment.
• Write production C++ for real-time embedded systems, with a focus on correctness, determinism, and maintainability.
• Build software architecture and frameworks that promote code reuse, clean interfaces, and long-term maintainability across vehicle programs.
• Improve performance of C++ and CUDA code running on NVIDIA DRIVE Orin and Thor, employing profilers to detect and address bottlenecks and to meet real-time budgets.
• Use GPU parallelism (CUDA) to make compute-heavy mapping components fast and efficient.
• Implement and incorporate algorithmic solutions from the mapping team into the core of NVIDIA’s AV stack, collaborating with algorithm engineers to understand and improve them.
• Develop according to automotive safety standards (ASIL-B/D).
• Employ thorough static analysis and adhere to coding guidelines committed to safety.
• Reach 100% line and branch coverage through detailed unit and integration tests.
• Handle real-time system signals from vehicles operating around the world, building software that is robust to varied conditions and failure modes.
• Collaborate with perception, localization, planning, and infrastructure groups to incorporate online mapping into the complete AV stack across L2++, L3, and L4 programs.

Skills

C++ development

Real-time embedded

Software architecture

Performance optimization

Unit testing

Education

BS/MS in CS/EE

Tools

CUDA

Job description

NVIDIA Corporation in Santa Clara, CA is seeking an experienced software engineer to build online mapping software for autonomous driving stacks. You will write production C++ for real-time embedded systems, optimize CUDA and CPU code, and contribute to architecture that runs across NVIDIA DRIVE Orin and Thor with ASIL-B/D compliance.

You will collaborate with algorithm teams, design robust interfaces, and ensure high test coverage, performance, and safety across L2++, L3, and L4 programs in