Senior Systems Software Engineer – Autonomous Vehicles Infrastructure

Details

NVIDIA is seeking a motivated Senior Systems Software Engineer to join the Autonomous Vehicles (AV) Infrastructure organization to architect and deliver solutions that improve efficiency, stability, and scalability for testing infrastructure supporting AV software development.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and implement distributed infrastructure solutions to support AV software builds, large-scale simulation testing, and real-time observability.
• Innovate developer tooling and automation frameworks to mitigate integration challenges, avert regressions, and uphold quality standards.
• Design comprehensive metrics to monitor system health, workload quality, and resource utilization across complex compute and storage environments.
• Collaborate with cross-functional AI teams to translate requirements into scalable, future-proof platforms that boost efficiency and accelerate innovation.
• Serve as a technical leader, driving architecture decisions and guiding project execution across the platform.
• Partner with software, hardware, safety, and product management teams to translate product vision into actionable architecture and design documentation.
• Own proof-of-concept projects, write technical proposals, and champion novel infrastructure solutions for complex unsolved challenges.

Requirements

• BS, MS, or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Computer Architecture, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• 12+ years designing and building distributed systems with a strong foundation in Linux systems and infrastructure engineering.
• Proficiency in Python.
• Deep experience working with container orchestration and cloud/on-prem environments (Kubernetes, Docker, VMs).
• Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and alerting tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, and the ELK stack.
• Proven ability to debug complex systems spanning infrastructure, build processes, and workload execution.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively and communicate clearly across engineering teams and business partners.
• Problem-solving mentality with drive to own solutions end-to-end in a fast-paced, innovative environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to lead across geographies and organizational boundaries.

Preferred / Ways to stand out

• Demonstrated technical leadership and architectural impact on critical, large-scale distributed systems deployed in production.
• Experience building developer tools and automation pipelines that significantly improve build reliability and reduce integration times at scale.
• Proven ability to lead proof-of-concept projects and write compelling technical proposals.
• Experience working in autonomous vehicles or related real-time, safety-critical systems is a plus.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base salary range for Level 5: 224,000 USD - 356,500 USD.
• Base salary range for Level 6: 272,000 USD - 425,500 USD.
• You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Additional details

• Location: Santa Clara, CA, United States.
• Employment type: Full time.
• Applications accepted at least until September 14, 2025.

Diversity & Inclusion

NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and is an equal opportunity employer. The company does not discriminate on the basis of legally protected characteristics.