NVIDIA
Senior System Software Engineer, Automotive Performance
$224K–$431K
US, CA, Santa Clara +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 7, 2026
- Location
- US, CA, Santa Clara
US, Remote - Experience
- A minimum of 12 years in systems or software performance.
- Education
- Master’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
About the job
Optimizes NVIDIA automotive system software and performance platforms, including boot and runtime performance, benchmarking, profiling tools, hypervisor overhead, and next-generation Tegra stacks.
What you'll do
- Optimize system software for automotive performance platforms with Safe RTOS and track boot and runtime benchmarks with partner teams.
- Run microbenchmarks and industry-standard benchmarks across IPs; benchmark hypervisors and reduce overhead on ARM systems.
- Develop automotive profiling-tool features with AI assistance and optimize next-generation Tegra stacks with the ADAS/AV team.
What they ask for
- Master’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- At least 12 years of experience in systems or software performance.
- C/C++ programming abilities and previous automotive-sector experience.
- Proficiency in Linux and QNX; knowledge of benchmarking, performance optimization, hypervisors, virtualization, and profiling utilities.
Nice to have
- Android knowledge.
- AI/ML experience.
Pay
224,000 USD - 356,500 USD base salary (Level 5); 272,000 USD - 431,250 USD base salary (Level 6)
Tools
C/C++, Linux, QNX, Android, Safe RTOS, ARM, Tegra
AI focus
Develops automotive profiling-tool features with AI assistance; AI/ML experience is highly desirable. NVIDIA also states that it uses AI tools in recruiting.
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