Senior System Software Engineer— Autonomous Driving Context Fusion
$184,000 - $356,500 USD yearly
Originally posted 3 November 2026 by the employer.
About the role
As a Software Optimization Engineer on the DRIVE Road Structure / Online Mapping / Context Fusion team, you will improve the efficiency and real-time performance of software that integrates perception, map, and localization data into a consistent driving environment model. You will work with algorithm and platform engineers to optimize software architecture and data flows for CPU utilization, memory usage, and latency on automotive platforms.
What you'll do
- Optimize context fusion software that integrates perception, map, and localization data to represent the driving environment.
- Design and refine software architecture, interfaces, and data flows to meet CPU, memory, and latency requirements on automotive platforms.
- Profile complex software pipelines, identify performance bottlenecks, and implement improvements backed by reproducible measurements.
- Work with algorithm teams to improve computational efficiency while preserving algorithm behavior, output quality, and correctness.
- Develop benchmarks and performance regression tests to track improvements and prevent regressions.
- Partner with perception, mapping, localization, and platform engineers to resolve system-level performance issues.
What you'll need
- A PhD with 4+ years, an MS with 6+ years, or a BS (or equivalent experience) with 8+ years of relevant experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
- Strong proficiency in modern C++ and experience designing and developing performance-sensitive software.
- Demonstrated ability to profile and optimize CPU utilization, memory consumption, and end-to-end latency.
- A strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, memory management, concurrency, and their impact on software performance.
- Experience using profiling tools and benchmarks to diagnose bottlenecks and validate improvements under representative workloads.
- A systematic approach to debugging and optimization, with a focus on preserving correctness and reliability.
Skills: C++, performance optimization, memory management, latency, context fusion
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This role has been open 0 days — well below the 63-day median for Systems Software Engineering roles.
Systems Software Engineering · Systems Software
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Open roles in category
681
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Median days open
63 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$220k
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| Metric | NVIDIA | All employers we track in this specialty (681 roles · 71 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 159 | 681 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 1178 | 6437 · 156 employers |
| Median days open | 50 d | 63 d (−13 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $220k |
Skills observed across this category: C++, performance optimization, memory management, latency, context fusion
Who's hiring in this category
- NVIDIA (this employer) · 158 open roles · median 50 d
- Qualcomm · 158 open roles · median 81 d
- AMD · 63 open roles · median 55 d
- Arm Holdings · 30 open roles · median 7 d
- Mobileye · 24 open roles · median 102 d
- Broadcom · 16 open roles · median 71 d
How we counted: 681 open Systems Software Engineering (Systems Software) roles from 71 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 4 Nov 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.