Senior Systems Software Engineer – RTOS and Hypervisor

Details

NVIDIA is a leading artificial intelligence computing company, paving the way with innovations in self-driving cars, machine learning, supercomputing, gaming, and visualization. We enable automakers, tier-1 suppliers, research institutions, and start-ups to develop and deploy AI systems for self-driving vehicles. Our unified computing architecture trains deep neural networks in the data center and runs them on NVIDIA DRIVE Platforms inside the vehicle.

The Hypervisor and RTOS Team within NVIDIA DRIVE Software develops hypervisor and RTOS capabilities with strong focus on automotive quality, safety and security for real-time, highly available system-level components of autonomous vehicles.

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop advanced RTOS and hypervisor capabilities to support next-generation use cases through dynamic CPU and memory partitioning.
• Design and implement scalable core OS mechanisms, including scheduling, memory management, and inter-partition communication, to enable flexible, high-performance system behavior.
• Apply formal methods (e.g., TLA+) to specify and verify dynamic aspects of the architecture, ensuring correctness, safety, and predictable behavior under reconfiguration.
• Design and implement core virtualization features that leverage hardware-assisted virtualization on NVIDIA Tegra SoCs based on ARM architecture, optimizing performance and efficiency.

Requirements

• BS or MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related engineering field, or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years in embedded software development, with extensive experience in RTOS and hypervisor development for high-assurance systems.
• Proficiency in C and C++.
• Deep understanding of ARMv8 / ARM 64-bit architecture, including hypervisor extensions, weak memory model (DSB, DMB, ISB), and low-level system programming.
• Solid understanding of operating system concepts, including virtual memory, page tables, caches, and synchronization primitives.
• Strong skills in designing scalable, high-performance embedded software and developing core RTOS and virtualization features for mixed-criticality systems.

Benefits and Compensation

• Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions.
• Base salary ranges: 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 (see NVIDIA benefits page for details).

Additional information

• Applications for this job will be accepted at least until November 10, 2025.
• NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.