Drimva

NVIDIA

Senior Embedded Software Engineer - AV Platform

$152K–$288K

US, CA, Santa Clara · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 29, 2026

Experience
5+ years of relevant experience working on software design and development.
Education
BS or MS degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or relevant field (or equivalent experience).

About the job

Develop and integrate embedded software for NVIDIA autonomous-vehicle hardware platforms and sensors, bringing up systems and resolving reliability issues across software and hardware.

What you'll do

  • Design, develop, and bring up autonomous-vehicle hardware platforms and sensors, including cameras, radars, and lidars.
  • Integrate and debug hardware and software with engineering and customer teams, and resolve in-vehicle system issues.
  • Improve platform reliability for radar, lidar, and camera sensor processing and fusion.

What they ask for

  • BS or MS degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or relevant field (or equivalent experience).
  • 5+ years of relevant experience in software design and development.
  • Excellent C/C++/Python programming skills and embedded Linux/RTOS experience, including bring-up and debugging of ARM-based SoC target hardware boards.
  • Strong application-to-kernel debugging skills and ability to work across software and hardware domains.

Nice to have

  • Device driver knowledge; experience with autonomous vehicles or robotic systems.
  • Familiarity with POSIX, QNX RTOS, CAN bus, Radar, or Lidar.

Pay

152,000 USD - 241,500 USD base salary (Level 3); 184,000 USD - 287,500 USD base salary (Level 4)

Tools

C/C++/Python, Linux, RTOS, ARM-based SoC, Hypervisor, QNX RTOS, POSIX, CAN bus

AI focus

The role develops software for autonomous-vehicle platforms; the posting also states that NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.

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First seen Oct 16, 2026 · Last verified Nov 4, 2026 (UTC)