Senior System Software Engineer – Robotics

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer for our Isaac Robotics Team! 

 
For two decades, we have pioneered visual computing, the art and science of computer graphics. With our invention of the GPU - the engine of modern visual computing - the field has expanded to encompass video games, movie production, research, and autonomous machines. The team is building a robotics platform for developing the next generation of intelligent robots.  

NVIDIA’s ISAAC Robotics Platform binds together high-fidelity visual and physical simulation, a high-quality development platform, hundreds of optimized algorithms to tackle hard problems in computer vision and artificial intelligence, and a small but powerful computational platform to form the brain of intelligent machines. Our team consists of experts from all over the world and dozens of different fields, and together we want to change the way robots are programmed.  A little more of What We Do NVIDIA Isaac ROS 

 

What you’ll be doing: 

• Guide the technical direction of Isaac as we invest in the ROS ecosystem including representing NVIDIA in technical working groups

• Lead the design & development of hardware-accelerated software packages aimed at helping robots perceive and interact with the world 

• Develop, integrate, and test various system level components to enable robots to interact with their environment

• Debug, and optimize whole stack software from the application to system level drivers 

• Create innovative ways to define robot validation scenarios and measure KPIs of robotics software in terms of functionality and performance

• Hone your excellent coding skills

• Work closely with dependent teams for their deliverables 

• Responsible for issue management during integration, testing, deployment & QA 

 
What we need to see: 

• BS, MS, PhD in Robotics, Computer Science, or related field (or equivalent experience) 

• 5+ years of experience 

• Experience working in distributed systems and embedded software roles

• Expertise with ROS (middleware, ecosystem, development, debugging tools)  

• Excellent C, C++, and Python programming 

• Proficient data analysis & software design skills 

• Ability to learn fast & debug complex system issues 

• Flexibility to adapt quickly to varying roles & responsibilities 

• Strong communication skills & a team player 

 
Ways To Stand Out from the crowd: 

• 3+ years of hands-on development and field experience with production robots 

• Strong grasp of deep learning applications for robotics and Specialty in perception, motion planning, or controls 

• Knowledge of Docker containers, Kubernetes for scale and deployment 

• Experience building ownership in a cross organizational, multi-disciplinary team 

• Willing to lead software projects involving 5 or more engineers 

 

NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working for us. If you are creative and autonomous, we want to hear from you! 

The base salary range is 144,000 USD - 414,000 USD. Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits. NVIDIA accepts applications on an ongoing basis.

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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