Senior System Software Engineer, Halos Core and Robotics Platform

Nvidia

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Work type: On-site
Location: Santa Clara, CA
Salary: $184,000–$287,500 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 69 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
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 System Software Engineer, Halos Core and Robotics Platform

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Senior System Software Engineer - Halos Core and Robotics Platform The Senior System Software Engineer joins the team building NVIDIA Halos, a full-stack safety platform for physical AI including autonomous vehicles and humanoids. You will architect, design, develop, and debug system software for NVIDIA Halos OS across QNX, Linux, and hypervisor-based environments. Daily responsibilities include developing BSP, boot, driver, device-management, and diagnostics software for NVIDIA SoCs and edge AI platforms. You will design I/O Virtualization solutions for mixed-criticality systems and develop safe software compliant with ISO 26262 and ISO 21434 standards. Required skills include C and Ada/SPARK programming, ARM architecture knowledge, and experience with formal methods like TLA+. You will also utilize GenAI-assisted engineering tools to accelerate debugging, testing, and workflow automation for high-integrity software.

What does a System Software Engineer earn in California?

Median $235750 from 70 postings across 4 companies.

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Skills

C Ada/SPARK RTOS ARM Linux QNX Virtualization I/O Virtualization Formal Methods TLA+ ISO 26262 ISO 21434 BSP SDLC FMEA DFA Threat Modeling GenAI ASIC

What you'll do

Architect, design, develop, and debug system software for NVIDIA Halos OS across QNX, Linux, and hypervisor environments.
Develop BSP, boot, driver, device-management, diagnostics, and platform software for NVIDIA SoCs and edge AI platforms.
Design and develop I/O Virtualization solutions for mixed-criticality systems.
Develop safe and secure software compliant with ISO 26262 and ISO 21434 standards.
Bring up and optimize next-generation NVIDIA platforms in coordination with ASIC, firmware, and safety teams.
Use Formal Methods to architect and develop high-integrity software.
Utilize GenAI and AI-assisted engineering tools to automate debugging, testing, and requirements analysis.
Design debugging, tracing, logging, and performance-analysis solutions to improve developer experience.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
8+ years of experience in system software architecture and development for real-time embedded systems.
Strong understanding of computer architecture and operating system fundamentals.
Strong C and/or Ada/SPARK programming and debugging skills.
Practical experience using AI-assisted development tools for coding, debugging, testing, documentation, or workflow automation.
Hands-on experience with debugging tools, performance analysis, and system analyzer tools.
In-depth knowledge of embedded systems and real-time operating systems like QNX and RT Linux (preferred).
Good understanding of ARM architecture and low-level software development for ARM v8 based SOCs (preferred).

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