NVIDIA
Automotive
SeniorSystemSoftwareArchitectAutomotiveApplications
“Senior System Software Architect - Automotive Applications at NVIDIA. Skills: Software architecture, System software, C++, Real-time systems, Performance optimization. Building a scalable and modular software stack for ADAS. Analyzing performance, inter-operation and deterministic execution flows”
What You'll Achieve.
Simplify and modularize the software stack; Improve integration velocity; Support reuse, extensibility, and long-term maintainability of ADAS components; Optimize system performance for modern multi-core and real-time environments
Industry & Context.
Analyze performance, inter-operation and deterministic execution flows
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
BS or MS in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field (or equivalent experience), 8+ years of professional software development experience, Solid background in C++ programming, understanding of modular software architecture, clean code design, and separation of concerns, Hands-on experience building and debugging multithreaded, real-time, or performance-critical systems, Familiarity with parallel/distributed systems and low-level system profiling, Comfortable working in Linux, QNX, or other embedded RTOS environments, Exceptional communication skills and a collaborative, hard-working attitude
Nice to Have
Experience developing ADAS software — especially in components like Planning, Sensor Fusion, Mapping, or Localization, Deep understanding of real-time operating systems, particularly QNX, Familiarity with the automotive software lifecycle and integration across safety-critical systems, Experience with memory management, DMA engines, and hardware abstraction layers (HAL), Experience using Git and Bazel in large-scale software environments
What You'll Do.
Building a scalable and modular software stack for ADAS
Analyzing performance
inter-operation and deterministic execution flows
Evolving the platform to support efficient integration and scalability
Driving architectural improvements that simplify and modularize the software stack
Designing and developing clean boundaries between components with performance-first approach
Refactoring ADAS components to support reuse
and long-term maintainability
Profiling and tuning system performance — optimizing for modern multi-core and real-time environments
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partnering with teams across software, systems, and hardware to define clear interfaces and improve integration velocity
Communication Scope
Exceptional communication skills
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