Drimva

NVIDIA

Senior Manager, Embedded Imaging Software

$272K–$489K

US, CA, Santa Clara · Manager · Full-time · Posted Sep 2, 2026

Experience
10+ overall years of relevant software engineering experience, including 5+ years leading software teams.
Education
BS or MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience; also states a degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

About the job

Leads the Jetson imaging software roadmap and teams developing camera drivers, image-processing algorithms, streaming frameworks, and developer tools for robotics and autonomous machines.

What you'll do

  • Deliver emerging sensing and imaging technologies into the Jetson BSP.
  • Turn customer and ecosystem requirements into prioritized capabilities and coordinate partner teams to ship features on schedule.
  • Mentor engineering managers and senior technical leaders, and support a transition to agentic development workflows.

What they ask for

  • BS or MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience; the posting also specifies a degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 10+ years of relevant software engineering experience, including 5+ years leading software teams.
  • Experience developing embedded Linux software for systems-on-chip, including device drivers, platform bring-up, and debugging on target hardware.
  • Technical depth in C, C++, or Rust systems software; hands-on experience with modern agentic tools, skills, and workflows.

Nice to have

  • Knowledge of embedded camera technologies or experience taking edge AI systems from concept to production, especially in robotics.
  • Experience building agentic skills or AI-assisted workflows; familiarity with functional safety or perception-model image requirements.

Pay

272,000 USD - 431,250 USD base salary (Level 4); 320,000 USD - 488,750 USD base salary (Level 5)

Tools

Jetson, embedded Linux, systems-on-chip, C, C++, Rust, MIPI CSI, GMSL

AI focus

Supports agentic development workflows and builds imaging software that supplies synchronized, low-latency, model-ready data for robotics and physical AI.

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