System Software Engineer – Autonomous Vehicles Platform

We are looking for a Senior Systems Software Engineer with interests in designing, developing, and maintaining many aspects of the core technology around sensor drivers and interfaces, data streaming, data recording and playback, and vehicle interface abstraction. This is our life’s work: to amplify human creativity and intelligence. NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. We have some of the most brilliant and talented people in the world working for us. If you're creative, autonomous, and love a challenge, we want to hear from you.

What You Will Be Doing

1. Developing and optimizing software architecture and frameworks for real-world performance while meeting customer requirements.
2. Developing middleware and applications for the autonomous vehicle platform.
3. Working with our car teams and control teams to develop interfaces to the vehicles to enable self-driving.
4. Supporting data collection campaigns for our autonomous vehicle program.
5. Developing unit tests, documentation for features, evaluating quality, and proposing corrective actions.
6. Delivering efficient product code in C++, making use of high algorithmic parallelism offered by GPGPU programming (CUDA).
7. Following quality and safety standards as defined by MISRA.

What We Need To See

1. BS/MS or higher in computer engineering, computer science or related engineering disciplines (or equivalent experience).
2. 10+ years of relevant work and/or lab experience.
3. Excellent C++, C, and Python programming skills.
4. Experience developing and debugging multithreaded/distributed applications like multimedia systems, game engines, etc.
5. Solid understanding of programming and debugging techniques, especially for parallel and distributed architectures.
6. Solid understanding of Linux, Android, and/or other real-time operating systems.
7. Experience with sensors such as cameras, lidar, radar, ultrasonics, IMU, GPS including sensor drivers.
8. Background with vehicle control interfaces.
9. Great communication and analytical skills.

Ways To Stand Out From The Crowd

1. Understanding of embedded architectures.
2. Software development for modern OpenGL (Core Profile) and Linux.
3. Experience with version control systems GIT and build system CMake.
4. Be hands-on and work well within a team of algorithm, software, and hardware engineers, with a significant level of detail orientation and a penchant for data organization and presentation.

The base salary range is 180,000 USD - 339,250 USD. Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits. NVIDIA accepts applications on an ongoing basis.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and is 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.