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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.\nYou will work closely with hardware, architecture, kernel, AI, middleware, and platform teams to deliver high-performance, scalable, and safety-critical system software solutions. This role requires deep technical expertise, substantial proven hands-on engineering experience, and the ability to solve complex system-level challenges across the software stack.\nWhat you'll be doing:\nDrive system software architecture and technical direction for next-generation automotive compute platforms.\nLead performance optimization initiatives across CPU, GPU, memory, storage, networking, and platform subsystems.\nDesign, develop, debug, and optimize low-level system software including kernel, drivers, middleware, runtime frameworks, and platform services.\nCollaborate closely with silicon, firmware, AI, and platform architecture teams to deliver optimized end-to-end solutions.\nAnalyze complex system bottlenecks and develop scalable solutions to improve performance, reliability, determinism, and efficiency.\nDrive software bring-up, profiling, debugging, and performance tuning for new automotive platforms.\nContribute hands-on to critical software development, architecture reviews, debugging, and system optimization efforts.\nMentor engineers and help drive a culture of technical excellence, innovation, and execution.\nWhat We Need to See:\nBachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).\n15+ years of substantial hands-on experience in systems software, embedded systems, platform software, kernel development, or performance engineering.\nDeep expertise in Linux system internals, kernel architecture, device drivers, and low-level system software development.\nStrong programming skills in C/C++ with experience in Python or scripting languages.\nProven experience debugging and optimizing complex distributed or heterogeneous computing systems.\nStrong background in performance analysis and optimization across CPU, GPU, memory, storage, and interconnect subsystems.\nExperience with embedded Linux, RTOS, virtualization technologies, or multi-core system architectures.\nDemonstrated ability to lead technically while remaining deeply hands-on in development, debugging, and architecture activities.\nExperience collaborating across hardware and software organizations in highly matrixed environments.\nStrong communication, problem-solving, and technical leadership skills.\nWays to stand out from the crowd:\nExperience with automotive software platforms, ADAS, or autonomous driving systems.\nFamiliarity with ISO 26262, AUTOSAR, ASPICE, or automotive cybersecurity frameworks.\nExperience with GPU-accelerated computing and AI/ML software platforms.\nContributions to Linux kernel, open-source systems software, or performance tooling.\nExperience building scalable software architectures for centralized vehicle compute platforms.\nYour base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 272,000 USD - 431,250 USD.\nYou will also be eligible for equity and benefits.\nApplications for this job will be accepted at least until September 2, 2026.This posting is for an existing vacancy.\nNVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.\nNVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. 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