NVIDIA is a leading artificial intelligence computing company, and we are paving the way with innovations in self-driving cars, machine learning, supercomputing, gaming, and visualization. We give automakers, tier-1 suppliers, automotive research institutions, and start-ups the power and flexibility to develop and deploy breakthrough artificial intelligence systems for self-driving vehicles. Our unified computing architecture enables training deep neural networks in the data center, and then seamlessly runs them on NVIDIA DRIVE Platforms inside the vehicle.
The Hypervisor and RTOS Team within NVIDIA DRIVE Software plays a critical role in NVIDIA's expansion into the world of artificial intelligence and autonomous vehicles. Our job is to facilitate the sharing and separation of system resources while achieving real-time, safety, and security requirements. We develop Hypervisor and RTOS with a strong focus on automotive quality, safety and security needed for the real-time, highly available system level components of world-class Autonomous Vehicles. We are making extensive use of formal methods to automate our workflow and increase the quality of our SW. We are hiring now for the position of Senior System Software Engineer for Hypervisor and RTOS
What you’ll be doing:
Design and develop new features for RTOS and hypervisor software stack.
Bring up and optimize RTOS and hypervisor stacks on new NVIDIA Tegra SoCs.
Develop high-integrity software using best-in-class engineering, safety, and security practices.
Debug complex system-level issues across hardware, firmware, RTOS, and virtualization layers.
Lead team-wide technical initiatives by building alignment, coordinating execution, and driving them to completion.
What we need to see:
BS, MS in CS/CE/EE or a related engineering field or equivalent experience
8+ years of experience
Strong technical leadership, collaboration, and communication skills, with experience driving cross-team initiatives.
Strong systems programming experience in C/C++ and embedded software development.
Deep understanding of RTOS concepts, operating-system internals, and hardware-assisted virtualization.
Ways to stand out from the crowd:
Knowledge of Automotive quality standards, ASPICE, ISO 26262, ISO 21434
A track record of influencing technical direction, aligning stakeholders, and driving complex, team-wide initiatives through completion.
NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. We have some of the most forward-thinking and talented people in the world working for us. If you're creative and autonomous, we want to hear from you.
Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 184,000 USD - 287,500 USD for Level 4, and 224,000 USD - 356,500 USD for Level 5.You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.
NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.Skills Required
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, a related engineering field, or equivalent experience
- 8+ years of professional experience
- Strong technical leadership, collaboration, and communication skills
- Experience driving cross-team initiatives
- Strong systems programming experience in C/C++
- Embedded software development experience
- Deep understanding of RTOS concepts and operating-system internals
- Deep understanding of hardware-assisted virtualization
- Knowledge of automotive quality standards, ASPICE, ISO 26262, and ISO 21434
- Track record of influencing technical direction, aligning stakeholders, and driving complex team-wide initiatives to completion
NVIDIA Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about NVIDIA and has not been reviewed or approved by NVIDIA.
-
Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity awards and a discounted ESPP are highlighted as core parts of total compensation, enabling employees to share in the company’s success. Stock-based compensation and the two-year lookback ESPP are consistently described as especially valuable.
-
Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is portrayed as robust, with comprehensive medical, dental, and vision options alongside mental health support and on-site care resources. Employer HSA contributions and wellness perks reinforce the depth of the offering.
-
Retirement Support — Retirement programs are depicted as strong, featuring a meaningful 401(k) match with Roth options and support for Mega Backdoor Roth contributions. These elements position long-term savings as a notable advantage of the total rewards package.
NVIDIA Insights
What We Do
NVIDIA’s invention of the GPU in 1999 sparked the growth of the PC gaming market, redefined modern computer graphics, and revolutionized parallel computing. More recently, GPU deep learning ignited modern AI — the next era of computing — with the GPU acting as the brain of computers, robots, and self-driving cars that can perceive and understand the world. Today, NVIDIA is increasingly known as “the AI computing company.”
.png)
