Senior System Software Architect - Halos Core and Robotics Platform
$224,000 - $356,500 USD yearly
Originally posted 15 July 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role architects high-performance edge AI platforms running mixed-criticality software stacks across QNX, Linux, hypervisors, safety partitions, and real-time AI workloads. You will architect and build system software for the NVIDIA Halos safety platform for autonomous vehicles, robotics, and intelligent machines.
What you'll do
- Architect, design, develop, and debug system software for NVIDIA Halos OS across QNX, Linux, and hypervisor-based environments.
- Design and develop BSP, boot, driver, device-management, diagnostics, and platform software for NVIDIA SoCs and edge AI platforms.
- Design and develop I/O Virtualization solutions for mixed-criticality systems.
- Develop safe and secure software compliant with ISO 26262 and ISO 21434 standards.
- Bring up and optimize platforms in collaboration with ASIC, firmware, OS, safety, security, and platform teams.
- Use Formal Methods to architect and develop high-integrity software, alongside debugging, tracing, logging, and performance-analysis solutions.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
- 12+ years of experience in system software architecture and development for real-time embedded systems.
- Strong understanding of computer architecture and operating system fundamentals.
- Strong C and/or Ada/SPARK programming and debugging skills.
- Practical experience using AI-assisted development tools for coding, debugging, testing, documentation, or workflow automation.
- Hands-on experience with debugging tools, performance analysis, and system analyzer tools.
Skills: System Software Architect, Halos OS, QNX, Linux, hypervisor
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This role has been open 107 days — well above the 59-day median for Systems Software Engineering roles.
Systems Software Engineering · Systems Software
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Open roles in category
671
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Median days open
59 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$213k
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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 (671 roles · 70 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 153 | 671 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 1117 | 6358 · 144 employers |
| Median days open | 49 d | 59 d (−10 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $213k |
Skills observed across this category: System Software Architect, Halos OS, QNX, Linux, hypervisor
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 163 open roles · median 81 d
- NVIDIA (this employer) · 137 open roles · median 45 d
- AMD · 63 open roles · median 51 d
- Arm Holdings · 31 open roles · median 3 d
- Mobileye · 25 open roles · median 100 d
- Broadcom · 17 open roles · median 67 d
How we counted: 671 open Systems Software Engineering (Systems Software) roles from 70 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 31 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.