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Principal System Software Engineer - AV Platform

NVIDIA

US, CA, Santa Clara · On-site · relocation$22,667–35,938 gross/mofull-timeNVIDIA Careers (offices abroad)

NVIDIA is seeking a highly motivated Principal System Software Engineer to drive next-generation innovations in automotive platform software, system architecture, and performance engineering. In this highly visible technical leadership role, you will contribute directly to the architecture, development, optimization, and scaling of foundational software technologies powering NVIDIA automotive compute platforms.

Responsibilities

  • Drive system software architecture and technical direction for next-generation automotive compute platforms.
  • Lead performance optimization initiatives across CPU, GPU, memory, storage, networking, and platform subsystems.
  • Design, develop, debug, and optimize low-level system software including kernel, drivers, middleware, runtime frameworks, and platform services.
  • Collaborate closely with silicon, firmware, AI, and platform architecture teams to deliver optimized end-to-end solutions.
  • Analyze complex system bottlenecks and develop scalable solutions to improve performance, reliability, determinism, and efficiency.
  • Drive software bring-up, profiling, debugging, and performance tuning for new automotive platforms.
  • Contribute hands-on to critical software development, architecture reviews, debugging, and system optimization efforts.
  • Mentor engineers and help drive a culture of technical excellence, innovation, and execution.
  • What We Need to See
  • Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).

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    29 Aug 2026
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