Senior Software Systems Engineer - Autonomous Vehicles

NVIDIA; United States; Remote; USD 184,000 - 357,000; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA is seeking a highly motivated Senior Software Systems Engineer for their Autonomous Vehicle Platform team. This role involves driving architectural improvements, designing interfaces, and optimizing performance in multithreaded environments. Candidates should have a solid foundation in software development with C/C++, along with experience in real-time systems and modular software architecture.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software development experience.
• Solid background in C and C++ programming.
• Hands-on experience building and debugging multithreaded, real-time systems.

Responsibilities

• Driving architectural improvements for the software stack.
• Designing clean boundaries between core components and OEM implementations.
• Improving system-level scalability through IPC and middleware.

Skills

C programming

C++ programming

Modular software architecture

Multithreaded programming

Performance tuning

Real-time systems

Linux

QNX

Exceptional communication

Education

Bachelors or Masters in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

Git

Bazel

Job description

Come join the team and see how you can make a lasting impact on the world!

Our Autonomous Vehicle Platform team builds the NVIDIA DriveWorks SDK with the goal to provide a scalable software stack and framework to build autonomous vehicles. We are seeking a highly motivated senior software systems engineer with interests on designing, developing and maintaining many aspects of the core technology such as sensor interfaces, data streaming, threading, memory management and lower level platform specific technology.

What you will be doing:

• Driving architectural improvements that simplify and modularize the software stack.

• Designing clean boundaries between NVIDIA core components and OEM-specific implementations.

• Refactoring ADAS components to support reuse, extensibility, and long-term maintainability.

• Improving system-level scalability through IPC, middleware, and platform abstraction layers.

• Partnering with teams across software, systems, and hardware to define clear interfaces and improve integration velocity.

• Establishing test coverage, design reviews, and architectural documentation that scales with the platform.

• Profiling and tuning system performance — optimizing for modern multi-core and real-time environments.

What we need to see:

• Bachelors or Masters in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field or relevant experience.

• 7+ years of professional software development experience.

• Solid background in C and C++ programming.

• Strong understanding of modular software architecture, clean code design, and separation of concerns.

• Hands-on experience building and debugging multithreaded, real-time, or performance-critical systems.

• Familiarity with parallel/distributed systems and low-level system profiling.

• Comfortable working in Linux, QNX, or other embedded RTOS environments.

• Exceptional communication skills and a collaborative, hard-working attitude.

Ways to Stand Out From The Crowd:

• Experience developing ADAS software — especially in components like Planning, Sensor Fusion, Mapping, or Localization.

• .Deep understanding of real-time operating systems, particularly QNX

• Familiarity with the automotive software lifecycle and integration across safety-critical systems.

• Experience using Git and Bazel in large-scale software environments.

• Ability to work across system, hardware, and algorithm teams with precision and clarity.

Widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers, NVIDIA offers highly competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package. As you plan your future, see what we can offer to you and your family www.nvidiabenefits.com/

The base salary range is 184,000 USD - 356,500 USD. Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits. NVIDIA accepts applications on an ongoing basis.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.