NVIDIA
Senior Systems Software Engineer, Low Latency Streaming Technology - Automotive
$184K–$356K
US, CA, Santa Clara · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 27, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years of experience in the above areas.
- Education
- BS or MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Engineering (or equivalent experience).
About the job
Adapts and hardens GeForce NOW’s low-latency streaming software for automotive platforms, meeting real-time performance and functional safety requirements.
What you'll do
- Extend the streaming stack to RTOS platforms and ensure isolation from ASIL-rated components.
- Build test tools and validate real-time performance and fault tolerance; define and monitor performance and safety metrics.
- Collaborate with functional safety teams and review code, designs, and engineering processes.
What they ask for
- Proficiency in C/C++ and systems software debugging.
- Hands-on development, debugging, and performance tuning of real-time software in QNX or another RTOS for automotive or a similar safety-critical domain.
- Understanding of ISO 26262 QM/ASIL classification and freedom-from-interference and partitioning principles.
- Experience with real-time video/audio pipelines, listed network protocols and QoS algorithms, and deterministic, thread-safe, memory-safe coding practices.
Nice to have
- Experience with automotive SoCs or hypervisors; interactive, latency-sensitive streaming; or automotive cybersecurity standards.
- Automotive connectivity experience or experience using agentic tools for code and documentation.
Pay
184,000 USD - 287,500 USD (base salary, Level 4); 224,000 USD - 356,500 USD (base salary, Level 5)
Tools
C/C++, QNX, AUTOSAR Adaptive/Classic, ISO 26262, RTP/ RTCP/ SRTP, FEC, L4S, ECN
AI focus
NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes; the role lists experience employing agentic tools for code and documentation as a preferred qualification.
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