Senior System Software Engineer - AV Platform

at Nvidia

USD 184,000-287,500 per year

SENIOR

✅ On-site

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Details

The Autonomous Vehicles Platform team builds the NVIDIA DriveWorks SDK, providing a scalable software stack and framework for autonomous vehicles. The role focuses on core technologies including sensor drivers and interfaces, data streaming, data recording and playback, and vehicle interface abstraction.

Responsibilities

Design and optimize software architectures and frameworks to deliver real-world performance that meets or exceeds customer specifications.
Develop high-efficiency product code in C++ using CUDA for GPGPU algorithmic parallelism, adhering to MISRA safety and quality standards.
Collaborate with vendors on the design and integration of innovative vehicular sensors.
Build sensor drivers, plug-ins, and core data-processing components.
Create highly optimized tools for sensor data recording, playback, and visualization.
Partner with control and vehicle teams to build self-driving interfaces.
Perform in-vehicle testing, collect field data, and analyze data integrity.
Support comprehensive data-collection campaigns across the autonomous vehicle program.

Requirements

BS or MS degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
Excellent C and C++ programming skills.
8+ years of proven experience developing and debugging multithreaded or distributed applications, such as multimedia systems or game engines.
Strong knowledge of programming and debugging techniques, especially for parallel and distributed architectures.
Background in Linux, Android, and/or other real-time operating systems.
Experience with sensors such as cameras, LiDAR, radar, ultrasonics, IMU, and GPS.
Experience with vehicle control interfaces.
Ability to write low-latency, highly performant code.
Strong communication and analytical skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Understanding of embedded architectures.
Experience with data-parallel and/or GPGPU programming, CUDA, and OpenCL.
Software development experience with modern OpenGL Core Profile and Linux.
Experience with version control systems, Git, and the CMake build system.

Compensation and Benefits

Base salary range: USD 184,000–287,500 per year, determined based on location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions.
Eligible for equity and benefits.
Applications will be accepted at least until July 21, 2026.

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