Senior System Software Architect - Halos Core and Robotics Platform
NVIDIA Corporation · Santa Clara, CA
$224,000–$431,250from the description
Jul 14, 2026
Santa Clara, CA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role involves architecting and developing system software for a mixed-criticality edge AI safety platform targeting autonomous vehicles, robotics, and industrial machines. Day-to-day work spans BSP, boot, drivers, I/O virtualization, and platform software across QNX, Linux, and hypervisor environments on NVIDIA SoCs, with an emphasis on safety and security standards such as ISO 26262. It suits a deeply experienced embedded systems engineer with strong C skills and familiarity with real-time operating systems and ARM architecture.
Senior level · 12+ years · Santa Clara, CA · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 150 people in the Santa Clara, CA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 55–190
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
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What the occupation pays Median $217,796 (middle half $177,469–$231,052). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
The posting covers two internal levels (Level 5 and Level 6) with overlapping salary bands: $224,000–$356,500 (L5) and $272,000–$431,250 (L6). The pay band figures reflect the full combined range across both levels.
The degree requirement states 'Bachelors/Masters or equivalent experience,' so no formal degree is hard-gated.
C and Ada are listed together as 'Strong C and/or Ada/SPARK programming' in the required section; C is named first and is the more universal gate, with Ada as an alternative. Ada/SPARK also appears separately under the preferred 'Ways to stand out' section with additional specificity (formal verification).
QNX and RT Linux appear under 'Ways to stand out from the crowd' (preferred), not in the required block, despite being central to the role's narrative — they are marked preferred accordingly.
ISO 26262, ISO 21434, FMEA/DFA, and threat modeling all appear exclusively under the preferred 'Ways to stand out' section.
No specific work location city is stated in the posting; NVIDIA's headquarters in Santa Clara, CA is used as the CBSA given the role's embedded/automotive platform focus and NVIDIA's primary engineering presence there.
The role is not flagged as remote-eligible.
Ignored 2 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): ARM architecture, AI-assisted development tools.
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