NVIDIA
Senior Applications Software Engineer, Perception and Sensor Fusion
$152K–$288K
US, CA, Santa Clara · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 21, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of work related experience in software development related to deep learning and/or autonomous driving technologies.
- Education
- BS/MS in computer science, robotics, electrical engineering, or related technical field (or equivalent experience).
About the job
Develop and deploy autonomous-driving perception and sensor-fusion software, adapting NVIDIA solutions to vehicles and improving driving performance through integration, testing, and optimization.
What you'll do
- Shape application architecture for perception and sensor fusion with architecture and software teams.
- Integrate and tune NVIDIA solutions in target vehicles; lead bring-up and resolve functional and perception-related issues.
- Analyze in-vehicle and simulation test data, profile performance, and drive system optimization with partners and global teams.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of related software development experience in deep learning and/or autonomous-driving technologies.
- Experience developing and deploying deep-learning perception across cameras, lidars, ultrasonics, and radar.
- Familiarity with data flywheel methods and a solid grasp of sensor-processing pipelines and their lifecycle.
- Excellent C/C++ skills and good knowledge of Python.
Nice to have
- Experience with automotive design processes and standards, NVIDIA DRIVE/GPU/CUDA, or QNX or equivalent RTOS.
- Contributions to or ownership of an open-source project and mentorship experience.
Pay
152,000 USD - 241,500 USD base salary for Level 3; 184,000 USD - 287,500 USD base salary for Level 4
Tools
C/C++, Python, cameras, lidars, ultrasonics, radar, NVIDIA DRIVE, CUDA
AI focus
Developing and deploying deep-learning-based perception solutions across diverse sensor modalities; NVIDIA also uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.
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