As a Senior Software Engineer on NVIDIA's Robotics Platform team, you will design and develop core platform features, optimize runtime performance, and create comprehensive reference applications and tutorials that showcase the capabilities of our AI-driven robotic systems. Your day-to-day responsibilities include building robust tooling for software-in-the-loop and hardware-in-the-loop testing, developing observability features, and leveraging agentic AI to enhance developer productivity. You will work with C++, Python, ROS2, Holoscan, Isaac Sim, and other NVIDIA technologies to ensure our platform is optimized for real-world robotics applications. This role requires a strong background in systems software, robotics, and developer tooling, as well as experience with simulation frameworks and observability tools, making it ideal for someone passionate about advancing the physical AI revolution.
Skills
C++
Python
ROS2
Holoscan
Isaac Sim
Isaac Lab
MuJoCo
CUDA
TensorRT
Docker
CI/CD
Prometheus
Grafana
Kubernetes
Terraform
AWS
What you'll do
Design and develop new features for the Robotics Platform runtime, focusing on performance and reliability.
Create comprehensive reference applications and tutorials that demonstrate platform capabilities in real-world scenarios.
Develop integrations with simulation tools for SIL and HIL testing workflows.
Build tooling to optimize performance, enhance observability, and facilitate debugging of robotics applications.
Optimize the platform to leverage NVIDIA hardware effectively for sensor processing and physical AI tasks.
What we're looking for
5+ years of software engineering experience focusing on systems software, robotics, or developer tooling.
Strong proficiency in C++ and Python for application and platform layers.
Deep understanding of robotics concepts including sensor pipelines and real-time execution.
Experience building robot applications with ROS2, Holoscan, or similar frameworks.
Familiarity with Isaac Sim, MuJoCo, and other simulation-based development tools.
Background in observability tooling, distributed tracing, or telemetry for robotics systems.
Proficiency using agentic AI tools to accelerate software development.
Market check
Salary context
This
$152,000–$241,500
range sits above
69%
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Peer median band
$130,468–$228,000
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$142,450–$217,725
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About Nvidia
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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