CareerPlan

Senior Software Engineer, World Model - Autonomous Vehicles

US, CA, Santa ClaraFull-time$152k–$242k2026-11-09 → 2026-11-10

Core

Building perception-based world model stacks that fuse multi-sensor input into live 3D models of driving environments for autonomous vehicles.

Role type

Senior Software Engineer (Embedded Systems)

Builds

Production C++ software for real-time embedded systems on NVIDIA DRIVE Orin and Thor

Domain

Autonomous Vehicles / Embedded Systems

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Modern C++, Real-time embedded systems, CPU/memory optimization, CUDA/GPU parallelism, Software architecture, Static analysis, Unit testing, 3D geometry

Preferred skills

RTOS (QNX, Linux RT), Functional safety (ISO 26262, ASIL-B/D), Cache-aware data layouts, SIMD/vectorization

Technologies

C++, CUDA, NVIDIA DRIVE Orin, NVIDIA DRIVE Thor, QNX, Linux RT

Responsibilities

Design software architecture and interfaces for vehicle programs; Profile pipelines to optimize CPU utilization and latency; Implement algorithmic solutions from mapping teams; Develop benchmarks and regression tests; Ensure compliance with ASIL-B/D safety standards.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC