> Markdown version of [/jobs/ext/213101-senior-software-architect-driveos](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/213101-senior-software-architect-driveos). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md).

---

# Senior Software Architect, DriveOS

- **Company:** NVIDIA Ltd.
- **Location:** Santa Clara, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $224,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Cursor (Graphical User Interface Elements), Formal Verification, Multiprocessing, Software Architecture, ISO/IEC 15504, System Software, Virtualization Technology, GitHub Copilot, Concurrency, Hardware Acceleration
- **Published:** May 19, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerboard.com/us/en/find-jobs-in-United-States/-352D8CB06096C60D5F/

## About the Role

* Master's degree or equivalent experience
 * 12+ years related work experience
 * 5+ years proficiency in Embedded Systems and System Software
 * Strong understanding of multi-core hardware, operating systems design, concurrency, and hardware acceleration
 * Experience with design and development software in compliance with industrial-grade quality standards (ISO 26262, ISO 21434, ASPICE)
 * Clear and concise communication and presentation skills
 * Highly organized and driven, with the ability to work in a dynamic, fast paced environment across multiple countries and time zones.

Ways To Stand Out From The Crowd

 * Past Automotive AI/Autonomous System Software experience
 * Previous experience in highly matrixed organizations in a leadership position
 * Experience with formal verification of software programs
 * Experience with AI tools (Cursor, Claude Code, or GitHub Copilot)

## Description

We're looking for a strong technical leader: someone with the technical ability to deeply understand complex systems, apply modern methods to design creative solutions, and leadership to inspire our engineering teams across the entire company to implement them. As a key member of DriveOS software architecture group, you'll focus on challenges unique to the automotive industry and our automotive products. With your help, we'll be delivering advanced solutions to build safe and reliable self-driving vehicle systems!
What You'll Be Doing

 * Work with software engineers and architects in system software, virtualization, graphics, compute, platform safety/security, sensor processing, and networking to decompose DriveOS requirements and align bottom-up designs into integrated solutions.
 * As a technical leader, provide insight and technical direction to resolve issues, drive development processes, and help improve our workflows and development methodology.
 * Using strong communication skills, build and drive architecture, analysis documents and communications to internal and/or external audiences about our technology.
 * Collaborate with the major software and hardware stakeholders throughout NVIDIA to tackle system-level problems and influence NVIDIA SoC and GPU designs.


## Related Videos

- [Coffee with Developers - Stephen Jones - NVIDIA](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1303-coffee-with-developers-stephen-jones-nvidia)
- [Concurrency with Go](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/191-concurrency-with-go)
- [AI Pair Programming with GitHub Copilot at SAP: Looking Back, Looking Forward!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1546-ai-pair-programming-with-github-copilot-at-sap-looking-back-looking-forward)
- [Go's Concurrency and Parallelism Inside Containers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100058-go-s-concurrency-and-parallelism-inside-containers)
- [GitHub Copilot Beyond the Basics - 10 Ways to Elevate Your Coding](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1011-github-copilot-beyond-the-basics-10-ways-to-elevate-your-coding)
- [Developing an AI.SDK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/198-developing-an-ai-sdk)

## Related Articles

- [How software is steering vehicle technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/515-how-software-is-steering-vehicle-technology)
- [MLOps And AI Driven Development](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/82-mlops-and-ai-driven-development)
- [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift)
- [What is Software Engineering in the Age of AI?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/640-what-is-software-engineering-in-the-age-of-ai)
- [Résumé-Driven Development: How IT trends affect the job market for software developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/59-resume-driven-development-how-it-trends-affect-the-job-market-for-software-developers)
- [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers)