CareerPlan

Senior System Software Engineer - AV Platform

US, CA, Santa ClaraFull-time$184k2026-07-17 → 2026-11-10

Core

Designing and developing core components of NVIDIA DriveWorks SDK and optimizing software architecture for autonomous vehicle fleets.

Role type

Senior System Software Engineer (Autonomous Driving Platform)

Builds

NVIDIA DriveWorks SDK, sensor abstraction layers, data processing components, and middleware for self-driving cars.

Domain

Autonomous Vehicles / Embedded Systems / Real-time Operating Systems

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

C++, C, CUDA/GPGPU programming, Linux/QNX/RTOS, parallel and distributed architectures, sensor data processing, MISRA/AUTOSAR standards

Preferred skills

OpenCV, MATLAB, OpenGL Core Profile, Bazel, GIT, ADAS applications, image processing APIs

Technologies

NVIDIA DriveWorks SDK, CUDA, OpenCL, Linux, QNX, OpenCV, MATLAB, OpenGL, Bazel, GIT

Responsibilities

Designing and developing core components of NVIDIA DriveWorks SDK; Developing and optimizing software architecture and frameworks; Working on sensor abstraction layers, data processing, process scheduling, and network communications; Performing in-vehicle tests and collecting data; Establishing unit tests and documentation; Developing highly efficient production code in C++ using GPGPU programming.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC