Senior Systems Software Engineer - Autonomous Vehicles

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Santa Clara, CA, USA
In-Office
184K-357K Annually
Senior level
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The Role
The Senior Systems Software Engineer will enhance software architecture, modularization, and integration of ADAS systems, ensuring scalability and efficiency within NVIDIA's platform.
Summary Generated by Built In

Our ADAS Platform team is responsible for building a scalable and modular software stack that powers advanced driver-assistance systems across a diverse range of product lines and OEMs. We are looking for a highly motivated Senior Software Systems Engineer with a strong foundation in software architecture. This role is ideal for someone who thrives on working across multiple layers of the software stack to drive modularization, improve abstraction, and enable extensibility and reuse. You will play a key role in evolving the platform to support efficient integration and scalability in a complex multi-OEM environment.

What you will be doing:

  • Driving architectural improvements that simplify and modularize the software stack.

  • Designing clean boundaries between NVIDIA core components and OEM-specific implementations.

  • Refactoring ADAS components to support reuse, extensibility, and long-term maintainability.

  • Improving system-level scalability through IPC, middleware, and platform abstraction layers.

  • Partnering with teams across software, systems, and hardware to define clear interfaces and improve integration velocity.

  • Establishing test coverage, design reviews, and architectural documentation that scales with the platform.

  • Profiling and tuning system performance — optimizing for modern multi-core and real-time environments.

What we need to see:

  • BS or MS in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

  • 8+ years of professional software development experience.

  • Solid background in C and C++ programming.

  • Strong understanding of modular software architecture, clean code design, and separation of concerns.

  • Hands-on experience building and debugging multithreaded, real-time, or performance-critical systems.

  • Familiarity with parallel/distributed systems and low-level system profiling.

  • Comfortable working in Linux, QNX, or other embedded RTOS environments.

  • Exceptional communication skills and a collaborative, hard-working attitude.

Ways to Stand Out From The Crowd:

  • Experience developing ADAS software.

  • Deep understanding of real-time operating systems, particularly QNX.

  • Familiarity with the automotive software lifecycle and integration across safety-critical systems.

  • Experience using Git and Bazel in large-scale software environments.

  • Ability to work across system, hardware, and algorithm teams with precision and clarity.

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.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until May 19, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy. 

NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.

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.

Skills Required

  • 8+ years of professional software development experience
  • Solid background in C and C++ programming
  • BS or MS in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field

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.

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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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