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Senior · 8+ years exp
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NVIDIA is an American technology company founded in 1993 that invented the graphics processing unit and has become the dominant supplier of accelerated computing platforms for artificial intelligence. Its portfolio spans data centre GPUs and systems built on the Hopper and Blackwell architectures, GeForce consumer graphics, automotive and robotics platforms, high-speed networking acquired with Mellanox, and the CUDA software stack that binds the ecosystem together. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, the company sells to cloud providers, enterprises, research institutions and gamers worldwide and is one of the most valuable listed businesses on the Nasdaq.

NVIDIA is a leading artificial intelligence computing company, and we are paving the way with innovations in self-driving cars, machine learning, supercomputing, gaming, and visualization. We give automakers, tier-1 suppliers, automotive research institutions, and start-ups the power and flexibility to develop and deploy breakthrough artificial intelligence systems for self-driving vehicles. Our unified computing architecture enables training deep neural networks in the data center, and then seamlessly runs them on NVIDIA DRIVE Platforms inside the vehicle.

The Hypervisor and RTOS Team within NVIDIA DRIVE Software plays a critical role in NVIDIA's expansion into the world of artificial intelligence and autonomous vehicles. Our job is to facilitate the sharing and separation of system resources while achieving real-time, safety, and security requirements. We develop Hypervisor and RTOS with a strong focus on automotive quality, safety and security needed for the real-time, highly available system level components of world-class Autonomous Vehicles. We are making extensive use of formal methods to automate our workflow and increase the quality of our SW. We are hiring now for the position of Senior System Software Engineer for Hypervisor and RTOS

What you’ll be doing:

  • Design and develop new features for RTOS and hypervisor software stack.

  • Bring up and optimize RTOS and hypervisor stacks on new NVIDIA Tegra SoCs.

  • Develop high-integrity software using best-in-class engineering, safety, and security practices.

  • Debug complex system-level issues across hardware, firmware, RTOS, and virtualization layers.

  • Lead team-wide technical initiatives by building alignment, coordinating execution, and driving them to completion.

What we need to see:

  • BS, MS in CS/CE/EE or a related engineering field or equivalent experience

  • 8+ years of experience

  • Strong technical leadership, collaboration, and communication skills, with experience driving cross-team initiatives.

  • Strong systems programming experience in C/C++ and embedded software development.

  • Deep understanding of RTOS concepts, operating-system internals, and hardware-assisted virtualization.

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

  • Knowledge of Automotive quality standards, ASPICE, ISO 26262, ISO 21434

  • A track record of influencing technical direction, aligning stakeholders, and driving complex, team-wide initiatives through completion.

NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. We have some of the most forward-thinking and talented people in the world working for us. If you're creative and autonomous, we want to hear from you.

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.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until September 4, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) 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.
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