[Skip to main content](#main-content) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) [Hiring report](/reports/hiring/) · [All NVIDIA jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/nvidia/) · [Search jobs](/search/) NVIDIA · Santa Clara, CA # Senior Software Engineer - Autonomous Driving Simulation US, CA, Santa Clara Senior individual contributor Software Engineering Listed on NVIDIA’s official careers site. Posted October 15, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there. [Apply on NVIDIA’s careers site →](https://nvidia.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/NVIDIAExternalCareerSite/job/US-CA-Santa-Clara/Senior-Software-Engineer---Autonomous-Driving-Simulation_JR2019292) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) / [NVIDIA](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/nvidia/) / Senior Software Engineer - Autonomous Driving Simulation ## Job description NVIDIA is seeking a highly motivated Software Engineer to join our Autonomous Vehicle (AV) Simulation team. In this role, you will help build and scale realistic virtual environments that accelerate the training, testing, and validation of NVIDIA’s autonomous driving software stack. Our mission is to enable large-scale simulation and debugging of AV algorithms across millions of scenarios per day, spanning diverse traffic patterns, road conditions, weather environments, and edge cases. Achieving this requires deep performance optimization and systems-level analysis across the entire software stack — from AV algorithms and AI models to system software, infrastructure, and production-scale simulation workflows. ### What you’ll be doing Develop scalable simulation platforms and workflows for autonomous driving validation and training. Work on Real2Sim and Sim2Real domain adaptation technologies to transform real-world driving incidents into diverse simulation scenarios — and bridge the gap between simulated and real-world behavior. ### Contribute across a multidisciplinary stack involving System software and distributed infrastructure, neural graphics & rendering, generative AI & synthetic data generation, computer vision & deep learning, and real-to-synthetic domain adaptation. Optimize large-scale simulation workflows for performance, scalability, reliability, and production deployment. Collaborate closely with researchers, infrastructure engineers, and product teams across NVIDIA. Drive technology transfer into production products and contribute to open-source initiatives where applicable. ### What we need to see BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field (or equivalent experience). 5+ years of relevant autonomous vehicles industry experience. Strong programming skills in Python, C/C++, PyTorch, and Linux/bash scripting. Experience with modern software engineering and infrastructure tools such as Docker, Bazel, Jenkins, CI/CD pipelines, and distributed systems tooling. Strong background in computer vision, deep learning, simulation systems, or related domains. Excellent analytical and mathematical problem-solving skills. Ability to independently drive complex projects from concept to production. Strong communication, collaboration, and teamwork skills. Experience in machine learning, large-scale systems, analytics, statistics, or applied mathematics. ### Ways to stand out from the crowd First-author publications at top-tier conferences such as NeurIPS, CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, or ICML. Experience in autonomous driving, robotics simulation, neural rendering, synthetic data generation, or generative AI. Proven research or engineering excellence through internships, open-source contributions, code competitions, or impactful production systems. Experience optimizing high-performance or large-scale distributed workloads. Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 152,000 USD - 241,500 USD for Level 3, and 184,000 USD - 287,500 USD for Level 4. You will also be eligible for equity and benefits. Applications for this job will be accepted at least until June 15, 2026. This posting is for an existing vacancy. NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes. NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive 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. ## At a glance - Posted by the employer: Oct 15, 2026 - First seen by OpenNash: Jul 10, 2026 - Last checked: Oct 20, 2026 - Listed for: 102 days - Location: US, CA, Santa Clara[Apply on NVIDIA’s careers site →](https://nvidia.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/NVIDIAExternalCareerSite/job/US-CA-Santa-Clara/Senior-Software-Engineer---Autonomous-Driving-Simulation_JR2019292) ## More jobs at NVIDIA ### [CAD Tools Developer](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/nvidia/jobs/5bfa4ad848453a3f3c87/) US, CA, Santa Clara ### [Developer Relations Manager - Edge AI and Robotics](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/nvidia/jobs/b67e66817b9cc540e03e/) US, CA, Santa Clara ### [Developer Relations Manager, Local AI Ecosystem](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/nvidia/jobs/cd6f55b3005a741e48c1/) US, CA, Santa Clara ### [Developer Technology Engineer, Public Sector - New College Grad 2026](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/nvidia/jobs/1b735a7c56841724a2e8/) US, CA, Santa Clara ### [Director, Software Engineering – Cloud Compute and Infrastructure](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/nvidia/jobs/29d8142df4c1ad010bc4/) US, CA, Santa Clara ## Similar jobs at other companies ### [2027 Summer Intern – Autonomous Driving Software Engineer (Bachelor's & Master's)](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/general-motors/jobs/dbf990ce977b8a240be4/) General Motors · Sunnyvale, California, United States of America ### [Director, Lead Project Engineer (PE), Autonomous Driving Platform Delivery](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/qualcomm/jobs/14bd756a968a74c260dd/) Qualcomm · Novi, Michigan, United States of America ### [Autonomous Driving Applications Research Intern](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/nissan-motor/jobs/0ed60a4ba2455b76f458/) Nissan Motor · Santa Clara, California - United States of America ### [AI Autonomous Driving Verification & Validation Intern - Summer 2027 - Santa Clara, CA](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/nissan-motor/jobs/dec26fecfeb8da8339b4/) Nissan Motor · Santa Clara, California - United States of America ### [Open Career Opportunities, Autonomous (Self-Driving) Vehicle Jobs, Waymo](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/alphabet/jobs/ba0693e6b6c4d54fd4bc/) Alphabet · Novi, MI, USA +1 more OpenNash lists jobs from employers’ own careers sites and does not handle applications. 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