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Senior Software Engineer, Embedded Platform Middleware — Automotive and Robotics

US, CA, Santa Clara💼 Full-time💰 $184,000–$184,000🗓 2026-08-02 → 2026-09-25

Core

Designing and evolving middleware APIs for buffer sharing, cross-engine synchronization, streaming, and inter-process communication to enable safe, high-performance data sharing across GPUs, CPUs, and specialized accelerators on NVIDIA DRIVE and Jetson platforms.

Role type

Senior IC embedded platform software engineer (middleware)

Builds

Foundational system software for autonomous vehicles and robotics & edge AI platforms

Domain

Automotive and Robotics embedded systems

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

C, modern C++, embedded systems, system architecture, operating systems internals, Linux kernel development, safety-critical software development processes

Preferred skills

automotive cybersecurity, ASPICE, RTOS (QNX, Integrity), GPU programming, CUDA, Vulkan, MISRA C/C++, fuzzing, formal verification

Responsibilities

Design and evolve middleware APIs for buffer sharing, cross-engine synchronization, streaming, and inter-process communication; Lead end-to-end feature development meeting automotive safety and security standards; Optimize performance in resource-constrained embedded environments; Drive technical direction across teams; Modernize software build processes with automation and static analysis; Mentor and influence team technical depth

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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