Senior System Software Engineer - AV Platform

NVIDIA Corporation
Santa Clara, CA, United States
3 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
8 years minimum
Compensation
$184,000.0 - $287,500.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

C (Programming Language) Abstraction Layers Application Frameworks Computer Vision C++ (Programming Language) Cloud Computing Computer Programming Serialization Linux Middleware Embedded Software Global Positioning Systems (GPS)
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Python (Programming Language) Performance Tuning Real-Time Operating Systems Systems Architecture System Software Systems Integration Data Processing Parallel Computation Information Technology Lidar Software Version Control

Job description

The Autonomous Vehicles Platform team is looking for a hands-on System Software Engineer. As part of our team, you will work on our Autonomous Driving Platform software, implementing performant and scalable solutions for data collection and autonomous vehicle fleets. Our team is responsible for developing platform and middleware features for self-driving cars. This includes software that interacts with various sensors including Cameras, LIDAR, RADAR, GPS, IMU, Vehicle CAN etc.

We are seeking candidates with interests in inventing, developing, and maintaining application framework and tools on multi-computer and heterogeneous architectures. The role encompasses working with various teams across the stack, from platform and embedded software to cloud infrastructure, underpinned by safety and performance. It extends an opportunity to contribute to the technology that will drive the cars of the future!

What you’ll be doing:

  • Integrating sensors into our AV driving software stack.
  • Develop and improve startup user experience of our AV stack.
  • Work on areas such as sensor abstraction layers, data processing & performance optimization, data serialization, and service frameworks.
  • Collaborate with hardware, platform software, product, safety, performance, algorithms and cloud teams.

Requirements

  • BS or MS degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
  • 8+ years of professional experience working on system software.
  • Excellent programming skills in C++, C and Python.
  • Familiarity with source control tools.
  • Solid understanding of Linux, QNX, ROS, and/or real-time operating systems.
  • Experience in developing user-space system software, with a willingness to delve into kernel-space and/or low-level hardware when needed.
  • Knowledge about embedded system programming, threading, mutex, synchronization, communication, and parallel computing to build highly-scalable and efficient applications.
  • Familiarity with hardware architecture for CPU/GPU and memory alongside performance.
  • Prior experience working in the following areas: Autonomous Vehicles, Robotics, Self-Driving-Cars, GPU technology, Embedded Systems, Computer Vision.

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

  • Deep understanding of system architecture, CPU/GPU/Memory/Storage, everything related to performance optimization.
  • Experience in Autonomous Vehicle or Robotic System Building.
  • Hands-on experience in embedded development, operating systems and real-time software.

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Benefits & conditions

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 184,000 USD - 287,500 USD for Level 4, and 224,000 USD - 356,500 USD for Level 5.

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