Senior System Software Engineer - AV Platform

Nvidia; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 184,000 - 356,500; Full time

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Equity

Benefits

Job summary

NVIDIA is seeking a System Software Engineer for its Autonomous Vehicles Platform team in Santa Clara, California. You will be responsible for developing software for self-driving cars, integrating various sensors, and optimizing performance across our AV stack.

The ideal candidate will have a BS or MS in Computer Science or a related field, along with over 6 years of experience in system software, excellent programming skills in C++, C, and Python, and familiarity with real-time operating systems.

This position offers a competitive salary range between $184,000 and $356,500 based on experience, plus benefits and equity.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional experience working on system software.
• Solid understanding of Linux, QNX, ROS, and/or real-time operating systems.
• Experience developing user-space system software.

Responsibilities

• Integrate sensors into our AV driving software stack.
• Develop and improve startup user experience of our AV stack.
• Collaborate with hardware, platform software, product, safety, performance teams.

Skills

C++ Programming

C Programming

Python Programming

Linux

QNX

ROS

Embedded Systems

Teamwork

Communication Skills

Education

BS or MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field

Job description

The Autonomous Vehicles Platform team is looking for a hands‑on System Software Engineer. As part of our team, you will work on our Autonomous Driving Platform software, implementing performant and scalable solutions for data collection and autonomous vehicle fleets. Our team is responsible for developing platform and middleware features for self‑driving cars. This includes software that interacts with various sensors including Cameras, LIDAR, RADAR, GPS, IMU, Vehicle CAN etc. We are seeking candidates with interests in inventing, developing, and maintaining application framework and tools on multi-computer and heterogeneous architectures. The role encompasses working with various teams across the stack, from platform and embedded software to cloud infrastructure, underpinned by safety and performance. It extends an opportunity to contribute to the technology that will drive the cars of the future!

What you'll be doing:

• Integrating sensors into our AV driving software stack.
• Develop and improve startup user experience of our AV stack.
• Working on areas such as sensor abstraction layers, data processing and performance optimization, data serialization, and service frameworks.
• Collaborate with hardware, platform software, product, safety, performance, algorithms and cloud teams.

What we need to see:

• BS or MS degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 6+ year of professional experience working on system software.
• Excellent programming skills in C++, C and Python.
• Familiarity with source control tools.
• Solid understanding of Linux, QNX, ROS, and/or real‑time operating systems.
• Experience in developing user‑space system software, with a willingness to delve into kernel‑space and/or low‑level hardware when needed.
• Knowledge about embedded system programming, threading, mutex, synchronization, communication, and parallel computing to build highly‑scalable and efficient applications.
• Familiarity with hardware architecture for CPU/GPU and memory alongside performance.
• Prior experience working in the following areas: Autonomous Vehicles, Robotics, Self‑Driving‑Cars, GPU technology, Embedded Systems, Computer Vision.
• Outstanding communication skills and teamwork.

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Deep understanding of system architecture, CPU/GPU/Memory/Storage, everything related to performance optimization.
• Experience in Autonomous Vehicle or Robotic System Building.
• Hand‑on experience in embedded development, operating systems and real‑time software.

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 184,000 USD - 287,500 USD for Level 4, and 224,000 USD - 356,500 USD for Level 5.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until March 13, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

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