Senior System Software Engineer, Automotive Performance

Nvidia

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Work type: Remote
Location: CA
Salary: $152,000–$241,500 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 4 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
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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 System Software Engineer, Automotive Performance

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JOB TITLE: Senior System Software Engineer, Automotive Performance The Senior System Software Engineer, Automotive Performance joins an energetic team to optimize system software for automotive performance platforms using Safe RTOS. This role involves collaborating with Hardware Architecture, DriveOS, Power, and Test teams to track boot and runtime performance benchmarks. Key responsibilities include supervising micro benchmarks across IPs, developing automotive profiling tools with AI assistance, and benchmarking hypervisors to ensure minimal overhead on ARM systems. The engineer will also optimize the next-generation stack on Tegra platforms for ADAS and AV applications. Required skills include C/C++ programming, Linux, and QNX proficiency, alongside experience in benchmarking, boot time optimization, and compiler optimizations. Candidates should possess knowledge of virtualization, overhead analysis, and profiling utilities to improve system software efficiency within the automotive sector.

What does a System Software Engineer earn in California?

Median $235750 from 69 postings across 4 companies.

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Skills

C C++ Linux QNX Android Safe RTOS Hypervisor Virtualization Benchmarking Compiler Optimizations AI ML Tegra Profiling Tools Boot Time Optimization Runtime Performance

What you'll do

Optimize system software for NVIDIA automotive performance platforms using Safe RTOS.
Track key boot and runtime performance benchmarks in coordination with hardware and power teams.
Supervise micro benchmarks and industry-standard benchmarks across various IPs to meet projected targets.
Develop innovative features for automotive profiling tools using AI assistance.
Benchmark the hypervisor to ensure minimal overhead on ARM systems.
Optimize the next-generation ADAS/AV stack on NVIDIA Tegra platforms.

What we're looking for

Master’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
5+ years of proven experience in systems or software performance.
Solid C/C++ programming abilities with previous experience in the automotive sector.
Proficiency in Linux and QNX.
Solid understanding of benchmarking, boot time optimization, compiler optimizations, and runtime performance improvements.
Knowledge of hypervisors, virtualization, and overhead analysis.
Experience working with profiling utilities to improve system software efficiency.
AI/ML experience is highly desirable (preferred).

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