NVIDIA
Senior System Software Engineer, Replay and Simulation
$152K–$288K
US, CA, Santa Clara · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 8, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years in software development related to autonomous driving and/or simulation technologies.
- Education
- Bachelor’s or Master’s in computer science, robotics, or computer engineering, or equivalent experience.
About the job
Designs and deploys replay and simulation tools for autonomous-vehicle development and testing, supporting partner integration, issue resolution, and simulation-to-real analysis.
What you'll do
- Build replay and simulation tooling and frameworks for autonomous-vehicle development and testing.
- Lead customer bring-up and resolve functional and simulation issues with internal teams.
- Integrate hardware and software, verify performance, and analyze vehicle and simulation test data.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of related software development experience in autonomous driving and/or simulation technologies.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science, robotics, or computer engineering, or equivalent experience.
- Experience developing applications and familiarity with middleware frameworks.
- Strong C/C++ skills and Python knowledge; familiarity with Linux, real-time operating systems, and container-based virtualization workflows.
Nice to have
- Experience with automotive processes and standards (e.g. ISO 26262, ASPICE), in-vehicle testing, simulation, and metrics development.
- Simulation expertise; experience with sensor modalities, NVIDIA DRIVE/GPU hardware or CUDA, or automotive networking and sensors.
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, ISO 26262, ASPICE, CUDA, CAN, Flexray
AI focus
The role develops replay and simulation tools for autonomous-vehicle systems. NVIDIA states that it uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.
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