Senior Software Engineer - Autonomous Vehicles

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Santa Clara, CA, USA
In-Office
224K-357K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Computer Vision • Hardware • Robotics • Metaverse
The Role
The role involves integrating machine learning and classical trajectory planners within safety frameworks for autonomous vehicles, focusing on architecture, planning, and control algorithms.
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NVIDIA has been transforming computer graphics, PC gaming, and accelerated computing for more than 25 years. It’s a unique legacy of innovation that’s fueled by great technology—and amazing people. Today, we’re tapping into the unlimited potential of AI to define the next era of computing. An era in which our GPU acts as the brains of computers, robots, and self-driving cars that can understand the world. Doing what’s never been done before takes vision, innovation, and the world’s best talent. As an NVIDIAN, you’ll be immersed in a diverse, supportive environment where everyone is inspired to do their best work. Come join the team and see how you can make a lasting impact on the world.

We are looking for an experienced SW Engineer to join Autonomous vehicle SW development for integrating both machine learning and classical trajectory planner within a safety-oriented framework in high autonomy level (SAE Level 3 or 4 focused). Do you have solid SW integration and SW architecture fundamentals, and a broader understanding in the behavior planning, trajectory planning, Safety concept and machine learning overall? If so, this may be the role for you.

What You'll Be Doing:

  • Various architectural work cross team–classical planner and machine learning planner.

  • Establish the framework where safety requirements are satisfied in trajectory planning.

  • Safety related work experience in autonomous systems

  • Build Minimum-Risk-Planning in a high level autonomy system.

  • Establish scalable architecture for various Nvidia self driving stack as a product

  • Actively engaged in planning and control algorithms development and implementation. Understand the SW architecture,

  • Design and requirements and ensure overall planning and control performance and capabilities are improving.

  • Review, influence, and challenge the algorithm in planning and control with new ideas, and creatively influence the roadmaps across teams.

What We Need To See:

  • 12+ years of relevant industry experience.

  • A track record of driving a large size of self driving projects through the entire development lifecycle.

  • BS/MS or higher or equivalent experience in robotics, computer science, or related engineering fields.

  • Experience in agile SW development process and delivering SW as a product, preferably in safety-critical applications. Ability to design for reliability and testability.

  • Strong software engineering fundamentals.

  • Excellent verbal and communication skills.

  • Strong analysis skills.

Ways To Stand Out From The Crowd:

  • Technically leading the deliverable in a large scale of self driving feature

  • Exceptional SW Engineering skill and experience

  • Passionate about innovative technology and actively stays informed on leading technologies and trends, especially in the field of autonomous vehicles and autonomous systems.

  • Be hands-on and work well with cross-team, with a significant level of detail orientation and a penchant for data organization and willing to firefight.

We believe that building self-driving vehicles will be a defining contribution of our generation. We have the vision, roadmap and scale, but we need your help on our team. NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers with some of the most forward-thinking people in the world working here. If you're entrepreneurial 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 224,000 USD - 356,500 USD.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until March 13, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy. 

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NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse 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.

Top Skills

Agile Software Development
Machine Learning
Trajectory Planning
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The Company
HQ: Santa Clara, CA
21,960 Employees
Year Founded: 1993

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.”

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