Senior Software Engineer - AV Platform - CA, Santa Clara, United States
$224,000 - $356,500 USD yearly
Originally posted 25 August 2026 by the employer.
NVIDIA is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to work on its Autonomous Driving Platform.
About the role
As a Senior System Software Engineer, you will work on NVIDIA's Autonomous Driving Platform software, implementing high-performance and scalable solutions for data collection and autonomous vehicle fleets.
What you'll do
- Drive AI-based automotive systems from design through production, within power and performance constraints.
- Work with hardware teams to help shape future platforms for power efficiency.
- Triage and debug stability, performance, and power issues in sophisticated systems and applications.
- Design systems to comply with ISO 26262 functional safety and security requirements.
What you'll need
- BS or MS degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- 12+ years of professional experience working on system software.
- Excellent programming skills in C++ and C.
- Solid understanding of QNX, Linux, or real-time operating systems.
- Experience in developing user-space system software, with a willingness to delve into kernel-space and/or low-level hardware when needed.
- Knowledge of embedded systems programming, threading, synchronization mechanisms, communication frameworks, and parallel computing to build highly scalable and efficient applications.
- Familiarity with CPU/GPU architectures, memory subsystems, and performance optimization.
- Prior experience working in any of the following areas: autonomous vehicles, robotics, GPU, and embedded systems.
Skills: Autonomous Driving Platform, self-driving cars, sensors, QNX, Linux, real-time operating systems, ISO 26262
This role has been open 50 days — well below the 99-day median for Embedded Firmware Engineering roles.
Embedded Firmware Engineering · Automotive IC
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Open roles in category
73
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Median days open
99 d
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Median salary
$159k
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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 (73 roles · 15 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 11 | 73 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 993 | 6127 · 145 employers |
| Median days open | 69 d | 99 d (−30 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $159k |
Skills observed across this category: Autonomous Driving Platform, self-driving cars, sensors, QNX, Linux, real-time operating systems
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 15 open roles · median 189 d
- Infineon Technologies · 11 open roles · median 160 d
- NVIDIA (this employer) · 11 open roles · median 69 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 9 open roles · median 44 d
- Arrow Electronics · 5 open roles · median 99 d
- Renesas Electronics · 5 open roles · median 64 d
How we counted: 73 open Embedded Firmware Engineering (Automotive IC) roles from 15 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 15 Oct 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.