Senior Software Engineer, L4 - Autonomous Vehicles - CA, Santa Clara, United States
$184,000 - $356,500 USD yearly
Originally posted 23 July 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role focuses on building software architecture for autonomous driving systems, integrating classical safety architectures with large-scale AI-driven systems.
What you'll do
- Work on prediction, decision, planning, and control architecture. - Build system-level safety and fallback strategies, interfacing with classical safety stacks. - Work on end-to-end data-driven AV pipelines and DVLA / VA driving models. - Develop a World Model–based planning and reasoning model. - Engage with large-scale model inference architecture. - Handle end-to-end AV software integration from perception through control, covering dependencies, interface management, and performance tuning.
What you'll need
- BS with 8+ years, MS with 6+ years, or PhD with 4+ years of relevant experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field. - Production experience in autonomous driving systems. - Experience with AI foundation models or large-scale ML systems. - Experience with end-to-end driving models. - Experience working on robotics or embodied AI systems. - Demonstrated knowledge and experience in system architecture from initial design to scale.
Nice to have
- PhD in a relevant field or related research experience. - Knowledge of CUDA.
Skills: autonomous driving, AI foundation models, ML systems, robotics, system architecture
This role has been open 87 days — slightly above the 84-day median for AI/ML Hardware Engineering roles.
AI/ML Hardware Engineering · AI ML Hardware
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Open roles in category
507
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Median days open
84 d
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Median salary
$236k
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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 (507 roles · 77 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 91 | 507 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 984 | 6166 · 145 employers |
| Median days open | 54 d | 84 d (−30 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $236k |
Skills observed across this category: autonomous driving, AI foundation models, ML systems, robotics, system architecture
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 99 open roles · median 115 d
- NVIDIA (this employer) · 91 open roles · median 54 d
- AMD · 41 open roles · median 82 d
- Micron Technology · 28 open roles · median 61 d
- Analog Devices · 19 open roles · median 37 d
- Mobileye · 17 open roles · median 81 d
How we counted: 507 open AI/ML Hardware Engineering (AI ML Hardware) roles from 77 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 19 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.
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