What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior System Software Engineer, Holoscan position at NVIDIA AI?
Job Requisition ID
JR2017463
Job Category
Engineering
Time Type
Full time
We are looking for a motivated Senior System Software Engineer to join the Holoscan team. This is an outstanding opportunity to accelerate the pace of sensor processing software development within NVIDIA. Collaborate with a distributed team to address complex challenges in crafting a powerful platform for AI-driven sensor processing applications. The candidate will help design and build robust system software, drive automation across the development lifecycle, and develop a deep understanding of product architecture and dependencies.
What You'll Be Doing
You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.
Applications for this job will be accepted at least until May 8, 2026.
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.
NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse 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.
JR2017463
Job Category
Engineering
Time Type
Full time
We are looking for a motivated Senior System Software Engineer to join the Holoscan team. This is an outstanding opportunity to accelerate the pace of sensor processing software development within NVIDIA. Collaborate with a distributed team to address complex challenges in crafting a powerful platform for AI-driven sensor processing applications. The candidate will help design and build robust system software, drive automation across the development lifecycle, and develop a deep understanding of product architecture and dependencies.
What You'll Be Doing
- Design, implement, and optimize system software for the Holoscan platform
- Build and maintain AI-powered automation tools and intelligent pipelines to accelerate development workflows
- Develop and integrate software components across the full stack, from hardware interfaces to application-level frameworks
- Collaborate with development, QA, and product teams to ensure robust, high-quality software delivery
- Apply AI/ML techniques to improve system performance, monitoring, and anomaly detection
- Investigate and resolve complex system-level issues across hardware and software boundaries
- Lead multi-functional efforts to improve platform scalability, reliability, and developer efficiency
- Outstanding teammate with excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience) in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, with a consistent record of shipping system software products
- 6 years of confirmed experience in system software development
- Strong software development skills: C/C , Python, Bash, Docker, CMake
- Experience building and employing AI/ML tools, LLM-based automation, or AI-assisted development workflows
- Familiarity with cross-compilation, embedded systems, and Linux internals
- Knowledge of security principles, vulnerability management, and patch processes
- Contributions to open-source software projects, as a contributor or maintainer
- Experience designing and deploying AI agents or automation frameworks in a software engineering context
- Deep understanding of security principles with the ability to assess architectures and develop security recommendations
- Experience with Yocto-based distributions or building custom embedded Linux environments as well as medical AI applications or real-time sensor processing pipelines
- Background in regulated industries (medical, aerospace, automotive) with software validation and verification experience
You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.
Applications for this job will be accepted at least until May 8, 2026.
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.
NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse 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.