NVIDIA · 11 hours ago
Senior System Software Engineer - AV Platform
Santa Clara, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$152K/yr - $218K/yr
5+ years expNVIDIA is a leading technology company focused on autonomous driving solutions, and they are seeking a hands-on System Software Engineer for their Autonomous Vehicles System Software Team. The role involves designing and developing core components for their Autonomous Driving Platform, working with various sensors and software frameworks to enhance the performance and safety of self-driving cars.
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Responsibilities
Designing and developing core components of NVIDIA DriveWorks SDK
Developing and optimizing software architecture and frameworks for real-world performance while matching or exceeding customer requirements
Working on areas such as sensor abstraction layers, data processing components, process scheduling, data serialization, network communications, and frameworks
Performing in-vehicle tests, collecting data and completing autonomous drive missions
Establishing unit tests, documentation for features, evaluating quality and proposing corrective actions
Developing highly efficient production code in C++, making use of high algorithmic parallelism offered by GPGPU programming (CUDA). Follow quality and safety standards such as defined by MISRA and AUTOSAR
Qualification
Required
BS or MS in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related engineering field (or equivalent experience)
5+ years of professional experience working on autonomous vehicles software
Excellent C and C++ programming skills
Strong knowledge of programming and debugging techniques, especially for parallel and distributed architectures
Proficient with AI-powered coding tools like Cursor, Copilot, Gemini, etc
Strong background of Linux, QNX, and/or other real-time operating systems
Thrive on writing low latency, highly performant code
Great communication and analytical skills
Preferred
Experience with data-parallel and/or GPGPU programming, CUDA, OpenCL
Knowledge of image processing APIs (e.g. OpenCV) and MATLAB tools
Knowledge of automotive systems, notably ADAS applications
Software development for modern OpenGL (Core Profile) and Linux
Experience with version control systems GIT and build system Bazel
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