Senior Systems Software Engineer - Autonomous Vehicles

at Nvidia

📍 Santa Clara, United States

USD 184,000-356,500 per year

SENIOR

✅ On-site

Tech Stack
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Details

The ADAS Platform team builds a scalable and modular software stack that powers advanced driver-assistance systems across multiple product lines and OEMs. This role focuses on software architecture, modularization, abstraction, extensibility, reuse, and platform scalability in a complex multi-OEM environment.

Responsibilities

Drive architectural improvements that simplify and modularize the software stack.
Design clean boundaries between NVIDIA core components and OEM-specific implementations.
Refactor ADAS components to support reuse, extensibility, and long-term maintainability.
Improve system-level scalability through IPC, middleware, and platform abstraction layers.
Partner with software, systems, and hardware teams to define clear interfaces and improve integration velocity.
Establish test coverage, design reviews, and architectural documentation that scale with the platform.
Profile and tune system performance for modern multicore and real-time environments.

Requirements

Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
8+ years of professional software development experience.
Strong C and C++ programming skills.
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 or distributed systems and low-level system profiling.
Experience working in Linux, QNX, or other embedded real-time operating system environments.
Exceptional communication skills and a collaborative, hardworking attitude.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience developing ADAS software.
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.

Compensation and Benefits

Base salary range of $184,000–$287,500 for Level 4.
Base salary range of $224,000–$356,500 for Level 5.
Eligibility for equity and benefits.
Salary is determined based on location, experience, and compensation for employees in similar positions.

NVIDIA is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse work environment.