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Senior Software Engineer, Embedded Platform Middleware — Automotive and Robotics

$184K – $356.5K YearlySanta Clara, California, United StatesFull-time15h ago

NVIDIAhasbeentransformingcomputergraphics,PCgaming,andacceleratedcomputingformorethan25years.Today,we'retappingintotheunlimitedpotentialofAItodefinethenexteraofcomputingwhereourGPUsactasthebrainsofcomputers,robots,andself-drivingcarsthatunderstandtheworld.Doingwhat'sneverbeendonebeforetakesvision,innovation,andtheworld'sbesttalent.AsanNVIDIAN,you'llbeimmersedinadiverse,supportiveenvironmentwhereeveryoneisinspiredtodotheirbestwork.

JoinNVIDIA'sEmbeddedPlatformMiddlewareteam [NvSci Team]thegroupbuildingthefoundationalsystemsoftwarethatenablessafe,high-performancedatasharingandsynchronizationacrossGPUs,CPUs,andspecializedacceleratorsonNVIDIADRIVE(autonomousvehicles)andJetson(robotics&edgeAI)platforms.Ourmiddlewareistheconnectivetissuethatletsmillionsofsafety-certifieddevicesmovedataatsiliconspeeddeterministically,securely,andatscale. Weworkattheintersectionoflow-levelsystemssoftware,safety-criticalengineering,andground breakingacceleratorhardware.Ifyouloveshippingcodethatrunsinrealcarsandrealrobots,thisisyourteam.

WhatYou'llBeDoing:

  • DesignandevolvemiddlewareAPIsforbuffersharing,cross-enginesynchronization,streaming,andinter-processcommunicationwitharelentlessfocusondeveloperexperience,simplicity,andlong-termmaintainability.

  • Leadend-to-endfeaturedevelopmentthatmeetsstringentautomotivesafetyandsecuritystandards(ISO26262,ASPICE,ISO21434),alignedwithproductroadmapsandreleasecycles.

  • Optimizeperformanceinresource-constrainedembeddedenvironments;partnercloselywithhardwareandfirmwareengineerstoco-designsolutionsthatunlockthefullpotentialofNVIDIAaccelerators.

  • DrivetechnicaldirectionacrossteamscollaboratewithCUDA,graphics,camera,andAVframeworkengineerstosimplifysystemarchitectureandelevatetheplatform.

  • Modernizehowwebuildsoftwareintroduceautomation,staticanalysis,fuzzing,andgenerative-AItoolingtoimproveonreliability,velocity,andscalability.

  • Mentorandinfluencehelpgrowthetechnicaldepthoftheteamandrepresenttheplatformincross-orgdesigndiscussions.

WhatWeNeedtoSee:

  • BSorMSinCS,CE,EE,orrelatedfieldorequivalentexperience.

  • 8+yearsofrelevantsoftwaredevelopmentexperience.

  • StrongproficiencyinCandmodernC++.

  • Deepexperiencewithembeddedsystemsandsystemarchitecturemulti-threadedsoftwarespanningCPUs,accelerators,andheterogeneouschips.

  • Strongunderstandingofoperatingsystemsinternals:memorymanagement,synchronizationprimitives,IPC,anddrivers.

  • Hands-onexperiencewiththeLinuxkernel(drivers,subsystems,orkernel-spacedevelopment).

  • Experiencedeliveringsafety-criticalsoftwareISO26262,DO-178C,IEC61508,orequivalentcertified-softwaredevelopmentprocesses.

  • Proventrackrecordofdrivingsolutionsfromconcepttoproductionincross-functional,distributedteams.

WaystoStandOut from the crowd:

  • Experiencewithautomotivecybersecurity(ISO21434)orASPICEprocesses.

  • FamiliaritywithQNX,Integrity,orotherRTOSes.

  • BackgroundinGPUprogramming,CUDA,Vulkan,orgraphics/computedriverstacks.

  • Contributionstomiddleware,HALlayers,orsystemlibrariesatproductionscale.

  • ExperiencewithMISRAC/C++,Coverity,fuzzing,orformalverification.

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 August 6, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

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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.