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What is the difference between Senior Autonomous Vehicle Testing vs Autonomous Vehicle Software Engineer?

AspectSenior Autonomous Vehicle TestingAutonomous Vehicle Software Engineer
Required CredentialsBachelor's or Master's in Engineering, certifications in testing or automotive safetyBachelor's or Master's in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering, programming certifications
Work EnvironmentTesting facilities, on-road testing, lab environmentsDevelopment labs, coding environments, simulation platforms
Industry UsageFocuses on validating vehicle safety and performanceFocuses on developing autonomous driving algorithms and software
Common Search/ComparisonYesYes

While both roles are integral to autonomous vehicle development, Senior Autonomous Vehicle Testing primarily involves validating vehicle safety and performance through testing procedures. In contrast, Autonomous Vehicle Software Engineers focus on designing and coding the software that enables autonomous driving. The roles often collaborate but differ in their core responsibilities and skill sets.

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Senior Mapping Engineer - Autonomous Vehicles

Senior Mapping Engineer - Autonomous Vehicles

Nvidia Corporation

Santa Clara, CA • On-site

$143K - $189K/yr

Full-time

This job post has expired today. Applications are no longer accepted.

Nvidia rating

9.3

Company rating: 9.3 out of 10

Based on 5 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

15th of 209 rated software companies

Job description

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join NVIDIA's Autonomous Vehicle Map Team. The map is the spatio-temporal prior for on-vehicle driving models, enabling autonomous vehicles to continuously improve performance on frequently driven routes. In this role, you will develop and build production-grade on-vehicle map integration solutions. These solutions let perception, localization, and planning use SD/HD maps in real time. You may also contribute to cloud mapping pipelines that generate and maintain these maps. We are looking for outstanding engineers passionate about building intelligent systems for self-driving cars, with expertise in embedded software, real-time systems, and C++ performance optimization. If you're excited about building the systems that enable human-level AI for navigation, this is your opportunity to make an impact.
What you'll be doing:
  • Build C++ modules for in-vehicle map connection with perception, localization, and planning systems to enable real-time map consumption and validate map impact on driving performance
  • Work with embedded systems and real-time constraints to optimize map parsing, query APIs, and memory management on NVIDIA platforms
  • Design and implement map query interfaces that provide low latency for lane geometry, routing graphs, and spatial lookups consumed by autonomous driving software
  • Integrate cloud-generated maps with on-vehicle stacks to enable end-to-end validation of map quality and measure driving performance impact
  • Develop Python and C++ tools for on-vehicle testing, map data validation, debugging, and performance profiling
  • Collaborate with perception, planning, and localization teams to understand requirements, build APIs, and ensure maps are accurately accessed by autonomous driving software
  • Support cloud mapping pipelines (Airflow, Python) for map generation, quality detection, and validation workflows as needed

What we need to see:
  • BS or MS degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
  • 8+ years of proven experience developing in-vehicle firmware, time-sensitive platforms, or map-to-vehicle integration for autonomous driving
  • Strong C++ programming skills for performance-critical embedded systems, memory optimization, and real-time constraints
  • Experience with embedded platforms and real-time operating environments (NVIDIA Orin, Xavier, QNX, or similar)
  • Understanding of autonomous vehicle software architectures and how maps are consumed by localization, perception, and planning systems
  • Experience debugging and profiling performance on embedded hardware with memory and timing constraints
  • Strong Python programming skills for tooling, testing, and automation
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to debug complex embedded and real-time systems
  • Experience with Protocol Buffers and efficient data serialization for embedded systems

Ways to stand out from the crowd:
  • Extensive experience with SD & HD mapping and deep understanding of map data formats
  • Production experience integrating maps with perception, localization, or planning systems in autonomous vehicles
  • Expertise in real-time C++ optimization including memory management, cache optimization, lock-free algorithms, and deterministic performance
  • Experience with computer vision concepts (3D geometry, point clouds, structure-from-motion) and how they relate to map data
  • Experience with Airflow, Docker, Kubernetes and cloud map pipeline development

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 April 17, 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.

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NVIDIA has been transforming computer graphics, PC gaming, and accelerated computing for more than 25 years. It's a unique legacy of innovation that's fueled by great technology--and amazing people. Today, we're tapping into the unlimited potential of AI to define the next era of computing. An era in which our GPU acts as the brains of computers, robots, and self-driving cars that can understand the world. Doing what's never been done before takes vision, innovation, and the world's best talent.

Industry

Computer and electronic product manufacturing

Company size

10,000+ Employees

Headquarters location

Santa Clara, CA, US

Year founded

1993

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