NVIDIA · 1 month ago
Senior Software Engineer, Real-Time AI and Rendering - Holoscan SDK
US, CA, Santa Clara
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$184K/yr - $288K/yr
8+ years expNVIDIA is at the forefront of real-time AI for sensor-driven applications with its Holoscan Platform, an open-source framework that processes multimodal sensor data in real time. The Senior Software Engineer will architect the next generation of Holoscan SDK, developing scalable APIs and GPU-accelerated algorithms for computer vision and rendering, while collaborating with research and industry partners to enhance real-time AI capabilities.
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Responsibilities
Architect the next generation of Holoscan SDK by developing intuitive, scalable APIs for real-time sensor, imaging, and multimodal data processing—balancing developer usability with peak GPU performance
Prototype GPU-accelerated algorithms for computer vision, imaging, sensor fusion, and low-latency rendering-translating research into production-grade software
Build and optimize core GPU libraries for accelerated I/O, streaming, decoding, and visualization, employing CUDA, Vulkan, and GPU-resident data paths
Contribute to real-time visualization frameworks for medical, robotic, or industrial applications-integrating Vulkan, OpenGL, or Omniverse/RTX-based rendering back-ends
Benchmark performance rigorously, profiling and optimizing across the full pipeline (Sensor → AI → Render → Display, Sensor → AI → Robotic Control)
Combine generative models with the Holoscan Sensor Bridge (HSB), Isaac Sim, ISAAC Lab and Omniverse to create real-time “AI-powered virtual sensors” that behave like real hardware—enabling development and testing long before physical sensors exist
Prototype and optimize neural field (NeRF/SDF/Gaussian) operators for real-time scene reconstruction, view synthesis, and 3D perception—directly within Holoscan’s streaming architecture
Integrate and optimize vision-language and multimodal foundation models for real-time, GPU-resident sensor pipelines
Qualification
Required
A strong communicator and collaborator able to work across multiple domains-from AI and compute to graphics and visualization
Dynamic programming expertise in C++ (modern standards), plus proven Python skills for prototyping and tooling
Deep passion for real-time AI, computer vision, and sensor-driven systems-plus a passion for high-performance visualization and rendering
Success designing APIs and frameworks that stand the test of scale and that developers love to use!
8+ years of experience building and shipping complex, high-performance imaging, sensor, or rendering software
Master's/PhD or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Applied Math, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related fields
Preferred
Familiarity with multimodal or vision-language models and an understanding of how to adapt them to streaming or real-time workloads is a strong plus
Familiarity with GPU processing and rendering pipelines, synchronization, GPU memory management, and multi-GPU rendering is a plus
Experience adapting VLMs or multimodal foundation models to real-time sensor or video pipelines
Background integrating real-time GPU-accelerated processing and visualization pipelines (e.g., CUDA ↔ Vulkan interop)
Knowledge of Omniverse Kit, or other GPU rendering frameworks for real-time visualization
Acute understanding of low-latency streaming pipelines for multimodal sensor fusion
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