Senior System Software Engineer, Robotics

NVIDIA
Santa Clara
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 152,000 - 287,500 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 5+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Technical leadership","Communication","Collaboration","Root-cause analysis","System debugging"]

Develop system software, runtime components, and tooling to deploy embodied AI and foundation-model policies on humanoid robots. Optimize execution and performance across compute, memory, networking, sensors, and actuators, and build validation, testing, benchmarking, and observability across simulation, HIL, and physical robots. Debug end-to-end issues from application software through OS, drivers, firmware, and hardware, and drive root-cause analysis to harden systems for real-world deployment.

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Senior System Software Engineer, Robotics

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Job Summary

Develop system software, runtime components, and tooling to deploy embodied AI and foundation-model policies on humanoid robots. Optimize execution and performance across compute, memory, networking, sensors, and actuators, and build validation, testing, benchmarking, and observability across simulation, HIL, and physical robots. Debug end-to-end issues from application software through OS, drivers, firmware, and hardware, and drive root-cause analysis to harden systems for real-world deployment.
Location: Santa Clara
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Develop system software, runtime components, tools, and workflows for reliable deployment of embodied AI on real robots.
  • •Optimize model execution and system performance across compute, memory, networking, sensors, and actuators.
  • •Build validation, testing, benchmarking, and observability infrastructure spanning simulation, hardware-in-the-loop, and physical robots.
  • •Measure and improve system-level metrics such as end-to-end latency, determinism, throughput, reliability, utilization, and startup performance.
  • •Debug complex issues across application software, middleware, operating systems, device drivers, firmware, and hardware, and drive resolution through field validation.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 152,000 - 287,500 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Robotics, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
  • •5+ years developing robotics, embedded, platform, distributed, or system software.
  • •Strong understanding of robotics system architecture, platform software, and hardware-software integration.
  • •Hands-on experience bringing up, debugging, and deploying complex robotic systems on physical hardware and simulation.
  • •Strong knowledge of Linux, embedded software, distributed computing, and real-time systems.
Experience:5+ yearsRoboticsEmbedded systemsDistributed systemsReal-time systems
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Technical leadershipCommunicationCollaborationRoot-cause analysisSystem debugging
Tech Stack:LinuxGPUDistributed computingReal-time systemsEmbedded softwareHardware-in-the-loopSimulationFoundation modelsReinforcement learningRobotics platform

Company Brief

NVIDIA
Designs and manufactures GPUs, AI accelerators, and system-on-chip products for gaming, data centers, professional visualization, and automotive markets, enabling advanced graphics, AI, and high-performance computing solutions worldwide.
Industry: Electronics Manufacturing
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Santa Clara, United States
Founded: 1993
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