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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Systems Software Engineer - Autonomous Vehicles - **Company:** NVIDIA Corporation - **Location:** Santa Clara, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $184,000.0 - $287,500.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Clean Code Principles, Abstraction Layers, Code Coverage, Profiling, Computer Programming, Computer Engineering, Software Debugging, Linux, Distributed Systems, Middleware, Multiprocessing, Software Architecture, Real-Time Operating Systems, Software Engineering, Software Systems, Multithreading, Safety Critical Systems, Git, Information Technology, Automotive Software, Code Restructuring - **Published:** August 28, 2026 - **Apply:** https://nvidia.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/NVIDIAExternalCareerSite/job/US-CA-Santa-Clara/Senior-Systems-Software-Engineer---Autonomous-Vehicles_JR2015666 ## About the Role * BS or MS in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field (or equivalent experience). * 8+ years of professional software development experience. * Solid background in C and C++ programming. * Strong understanding of modular software architecture, clean code design, and separation of concerns. * Hands-on experience building and debugging multithreaded, real-time, or performance-critical systems. * Familiarity with parallel/distributed systems and low-level system profiling. * Comfortable working in Linux, QNX, or other embedded RTOS environments. * Exceptional communication skills and a collaborative, hard-working attitude. Ways to Stand Out From The Crowd: * Experience developing ADAS software. * Deep understanding of real-time operating systems, particularly QNX. * Familiarity with the automotive software lifecycle and integration across safety-critical systems. * Experience using Git and Bazel in large-scale software environments. * Ability to work across system, hardware, and algorithm teams with precision and clarity. ## Description Our ADAS Platform team is responsible for building a scalable and modular software stack that powers advanced driver-assistance systems across a diverse range of product lines and OEMs. We are looking for a highly motivated Senior Software Systems Engineer with a strong foundation in software architecture. This role is ideal for someone who thrives on working across multiple layers of the software stack to drive modularization, improve abstraction, and enable extensibility and reuse. You will play a key role in evolving the platform to support efficient integration and scalability in a complex multi-OEM environment. What you will be doing: * Driving architectural improvements that simplify and modularize the software stack. * Designing clean boundaries between NVIDIA core components and OEM-specific implementations. * Refactoring ADAS components to support reuse, extensibility, and long-term maintainability. * Improving system-level scalability through IPC, middleware, and platform abstraction layers. * Partnering with teams across software, systems, and hardware to define clear interfaces and improve integration velocity. * Establishing test coverage, design reviews, and architectural documentation that scales with the platform. * Profiling and tuning system performance - optimizing for modern multi-core and real-time environments. ## Related Videos - [How a Small Team Shrank a Microsoft Monorepo by 94%](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1236-how-a-small-team-shrank-a-microsoft-monorepo-by-94) - [Docker network without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1418-docker-network-without-docker) - [Profiling Symfony & PHP apps with Blackfire](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/265-profiling-symfony-php-apps-with-blackfire) - [Software defines the vehicle: Why customers and developers will love cars even more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1114-software-defines-the-vehicle-why-customers-and-developers-will-love-cars-even-more) - [Git for Code Reviews](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/429-git-for-code-reviews) - [Code to Road in < 12 hours](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1082-code-to-road-in-12-hours) ## Related Articles - [How software is steering vehicle technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/515-how-software-is-steering-vehicle-technology) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Best Countries for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/267-best-countries-for-software-engineers) - [Is Software Engineering Hard?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/448-is-software-engineering-hard) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [What is Software Engineering in the Age of AI?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/640-what-is-software-engineering-in-the-age-of-ai)