Senior Software Engineer, AV Platform

Nvidia

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Work type: On-site
Location: Santa Clara, CA
Salary: $224,000–$356,500 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 40 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Nvidia is a leading designer of graphics processing units (GPUs) and system-on-chip units, powering gaming, professional visualization, data centers, and artificial intelligence workloads. Industry: Semiconductors & AI Computing

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer, AV Platform

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Senior Software Engineer - AV Platform joins the Autonomous Vehicles Platform team to develop high-performance and scalable solutions for data collection and autonomous vehicle fleets. This role focuses on building platform and middleware features for self-driving cars that interact with sensors like cameras, LiDAR, radar, GPS, IMU, and CAN. The engineer will drive AI-based automotive systems from design through production while managing power and performance constraints, triaging stability issues, and ensuring compliance with ISO 26262 functional safety requirements. Candidates must possess expert skills in C and C++, along with experience in QNX, Linux, or real-time operating systems. The role requires expertise in embedded systems programming, threading, synchronization, and parallel computing across multi-computer and heterogeneous architectures. Key technical domains include CPU/GPU architectures, memory subsystems, and performance optimization within the context of autonomous vehicles and robotics.

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Skills

C++ C QNX Linux Embedded Systems GPU Parallel Computing ISO 26262 CAN Ethernet System Architecture Kernel-space Middleware Performance Optimization

What you'll do

Implement high-performance and scalable software solutions for data collection and autonomous vehicle fleets.
Develop platform and middleware features for self-driving cars interacting with sensors like LiDAR, radar, and GPS.
Build application frameworks and tools for multi-computer and heterogeneous architectures.
Drive AI-based automotive systems from design through production while meeting power and performance constraints.
Triage and debug stability, performance, and power issues in sophisticated systems and applications.
Design systems to comply with ISO 26262 functional safety and security requirements.
Develop user-space system software and perform low-level hardware or kernel-space programming when necessary.

What we're looking for

BS or MS 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 a willingness to work in kernel-space and low-level hardware.
Knowledge of embedded systems programming, threading, synchronization mechanisms, communication frameworks, and parallel computing.
Familiarity with CPU/GPU architectures, memory subsystems, and performance optimization.
Prior experience in autonomous vehicles, robotics, GPU, or embedded systems (preferred).

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