Nvidia

Senior Software Engineer - AV Platform

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10 days ago
Santa Clara, CA, USASenior
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Base Salary

$224k - $357k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Develop high-performance, scalable platform and middleware software for autonomous vehicles, including data collection and fleet systems.
  • Drive AI-based automotive systems from design through production within power and performance constraints.
  • Develop application frameworks and tools for multi-computer and heterogeneous architectures.
  • Debug and triage stability, performance, and power issues in complex systems and applications.
  • Collaborate with hardware teams to shape power-efficient future platforms.
  • Design systems to comply with ISO 26262 functional safety and security requirements.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
  • 12+ years of professional experience working on system software.
  • Excellent programming skills in C++ and C.
  • Solid understanding of QNX, Linux, or real-time operating systems.
  • Experience developing user-space system software, with willingness to work in kernel-space or at the low-level hardware layer when needed.
  • Knowledge of embedded systems programming, threading, synchronization, communication frameworks, and parallel computing.
  • Familiarity with CPU/GPU architectures, memory subsystems, and performance optimization.
  • Experience in autonomous vehicles, robotics, GPU systems, or embedded systems is preferred.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills.
  • Preferred experience includes system architecture involving CPU, GPU, memory, Ethernet, and storage, as well as embedded, operating-system, and real-time software development.

Benefits

  • Eligible for equity and benefits.
  • Expected base salary range is USD 224,000–356,500.
  • Applications will be accepted at least until November 3, 2026.

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About Nvidia

10,000+ employees

Nvidia designs and sells GPUs and accelerated computing platforms for data centers, AI/ML, graphics, gaming, and automotive, monetizing through hardware, software platforms (CUDA, AI frameworks), and systems like DGX and networking. Customers include cloud providers, enterprises, researchers, and OEMs. Founded in 1993 and headquartered in Santa Clara, it is a public company traded on NASDAQ under NVDA.

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