Senior System Software Engineer - Software Development Kit

Job Requisition ID
JR2010588

Job Category
Engineering

Time Type
Full time

At NVIDIA, we’re motivated by the continuous pursuit of innovation and excellence. As a Senior System Software Engineer, you’ll become a part of a top‑tier team that’s advancing technology in AI, imaging solutions, and computing. Situated in Santa Clara, CA, you’ll be at the core of our ambitious projects, reshaping the future of computing.

If you’re enthusiastic about groundbreaking technology and ready to make a substantial impact, this is the role for you!

We are now hiring a Systems Software Engineer for the Tegra Solutions Engineering team focusing on Camera, Multimedia and Graphics for the embedded platform architectures.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Work with product teams and deliver class platform solutions
• Collaborate with software engineers, hardware and architecture teams to design, develop, validate and optimize software on NVIDIA’s DRIVE self-driving platform
• Directly engage with customers and partners to productize DRIVE platforms
• Develop and maintain drivers in the camera framework to enable and bring up camera sensors on automotive platforms
• Familiarity with imaging pipeline, debug and support Image Quality evaluations
• Optimize performance for various graphics and multimedia components in the driving platform stack
• Engage directly with customers/partners to gather requirements, develop and optimize their exquisite products

What We Need To See

• BS or MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or closely related field (or equivalent experience)
• 5+ years of hands‑on experience in system software development, with 2+ years on embedded systems focusing on imaging or graphics pipeline
• Strong programming knowledge in C, C++ and Python
• Familiarity with source control systems (git, Perforce) and tools such as JAMA and JIRA
• Knowledge of camera sensors, ISP, image quality, camera calibration and interface components such as CSI, serializers/deserializers
• Good understanding of graphics fundamentals and GPU architecture
• Good understanding of Linux, Android, or real‑time operating systems
• Experience working and interacting with customers
• Ability to adapt to new technologies and platforms

Ways To Stand Out From The Crowd

• Experience in platform bring‑up and BSP software
• Experience working on GPU computing or computer vision
• Background with AUTOSAR, Cert C/C++, or MISRA
• Experience with CUDA, TensorRT
• Track record integrating and delivering functional and performant real‑time and/or distributed systems

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is $152,000 USD – $241,500 USD for Level 3, and $184,000 USD – $287,500 USD for Level 4.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.