Principal Software Engineer, Mapping - Autonomous Vehicles
Nvidia
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This role pays less than 56% of similar roles. Most pay $173,375–$235,750 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $197k versus about $205k for comparable roles.
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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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Join our dynamic team as a Senior Software Engineer specializing in building planet-scale maps for self-driving technology using crowdsourced data from millions of vehicles. Your day-to-day will involve developing scalable mapping systems and algorithms for 3D reconstruction, pose estimation, and multi-view geometry to enhance road scene understanding. You’ll also create map fusion methods that handle noisy observations and build C++ production systems transforming fleet data into reliable maps used in autonomous driving technologies. Essential skills include strong programming in C++, expertise in 3D computer vision, experience with large-scale sensor data, and the ability to reason about geometric consistency and error propagation. This role focuses on improving map accuracy, freshness, and reliability for global impact in self-driving vehicle technology.
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