Senior Perception Software Engineer
$224,000 - $356,500 USD yearly
Originally posted 18 September 2026 by the employer — open 1 day.
About the role
This senior role involves designing, developing, and productizing NVIDIA's autonomous driving solutions. The focus is on building perception software components and improving their robustness, efficiency, and reusability.
What you'll do
- Execute the full software development life cycle (SDLC).
- Write well-designed, testable code.
- Integrate perception software components into functional software systems.
- Develop software verification plans and quality assurance procedures.
- Document and maintain software functionality.
What you'll need
- BS, MS or PhD in Computer Science or related fields (or equivalent experience).
- 12+ years of work experience on embedded platforms for real-time applications as a Software Engineer or Software Developer.
- Strong programming skills in C++ and Python.
- Experience with test-driven development.
- Experience with a disciplined, design based approach to software development.
- Proficiency in software engineering tools.
Skills: Perception Software Engineer, autonomous driving solutions, embedded platforms, real-time applications, deploy state-of-the-art perception DNN models
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 111-day median for Embedded Firmware Engineering roles.
Embedded Firmware Engineering · Automotive IC
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Open roles in category
80
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Median days open
111 d
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Median salary
$156k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | NVIDIA | All employers we track in this specialty (80 roles · 14 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 10 | 80 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 943 | 5796 · 143 employers |
| Median days open | 81 d | 111 d (−30 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $156k |
Skills observed across this category: Perception Software Engineer, autonomous driving solutions, embedded platforms, real-time applications, deploy state-of-the-art perception DNN models
Who's hiring in this category
- Infineon Technologies · 19 open roles · median 163 d
- Qualcomm · 16 open roles · median 163 d
- NVIDIA (this employer) · 9 open roles · median 119 d
- Renesas Electronics · 8 open roles · median 59 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 7 open roles · median 71 d
- Arrow Electronics · 6 open roles · median 41 d
How we counted: 80 open Embedded Firmware Engineering (Automotive IC) roles from 14 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 19 Sept 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.