Senior Software Performance Engineer - Autonomous Vehicles

NVIDIA AI; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 272,000 - 431,000; Full time

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Job summary

NVIDIA is seeking a Senior Software Performance Engineer for Autonomous Vehicles to optimize latency and throughput across NVIDIA’s autonomous driving stack. You will develop efficient C++ code and leverage CUDA/GPGPU parallelism to meet strict safety and quality standards, collaborating with hardware, OS, and safety teams.

The role requires advanced degrees and 12+ years in autonomous vehicles software, with strong parallel programming and systems knowledge.

Qualifications

• MS or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Architecture, Electrical Engineering or related field (or equivalent).
• 12+ years of relevant professional experience in autonomous vehicles software.
• Excellent C and C++ programming skills.
• Solid understanding of programming and debugging techniques for parallel architectures.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and optimize latency and throughput of NVIDIA’s L2/L3/L4 autonomous driving solutions.
• Devise acceleration strategies to improve software on heterogeneous HW with multiple engines while meeting product goals.
• Develop highly efficient product code in C++, using CUDA/ARM NEON and MISRA safety standards.
• Collaborate with HW, product, OS, and safety teams to design next-gen products.

Skills

C/C++ performance

Parallel architectures

MISRA safety standards

Education

MS/PhD in CS or EE

Job description

NVIDIA is seeking a Senior Software Performance Engineer for Autonomous Vehicles to optimize latency and throughput across NVIDIA’s autonomous driving stack. You will develop efficient C++ code and leverage CUDA/GPGPU parallelism to meet strict safety and quality standards, collaborating with hardware, OS, and safety teams.

The role requires advanced degrees and 12+ years in autonomous vehicles software, with strong parallel programming and systems knowledge.