Senior Software Engineer, DriveAV - Autonomous Vehicles

NVIDIA is hiring a Senior Software Engineer, DriveAV - Autonomous Vehicles in Bengaluru, India. Level rates it ; you can apply on NVIDIA.

Level's read on this job

Builds AI ●●●● is how Level rates this software engineer role: the job is building AI systems.
The posting mentions Python, C and Radar among its tools and skills.
Level classes it as a senior role.
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AI in this role

Develop and integrate autonomous vehicle software and safety features for advanced driving systems.

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The automotive industry is at disruption & NVIDIA is at the forefront of the autonomous vehicle revolution, powering many key solutions for major car manufacturers. We are engaged in the key areas of automotive business where visual computing & AI matters: AI Cockpit and Autonomous Vehicles (AV). Autonomous vehicles need a supercomputer on wheels; it's an AI & SW heavy computational challenge. There is not an off-the-shelf platform which stands up to this challenge, so we are building our own. You have technically mastered your field, gathered several years of senior experience in cracking complex problems and now seeking a next challenge? Join our automotive teams and apply now! We are now looking for a Senior Software Engineer, based in Bangalore, India to join our Autonomous Driving Software team.

What you’ll be doing:

Support bring-up, integration, and issue resolution for longitudinal/lateral assist, parking, and active safety features.
Map customer requirements (use cases, ODD, variants, markets) to existing AV capabilities and drive alignment.
Support vehicle integration: sensor and actuator interfaces, Vehicle IO / signal alignment, calibration, diagnostics and data logging / replay for debug
Dive deep into analysis, diagnosing root causes, and refining the product experience.

What we need to see:

BS or MS degree from a leading university, or equivalent experience, in an engineering or computer science related discipline with 5+ years of relevant working experience
Experience with ADAS or autonomous driving software stack
Experience integrating (not only testing) AV vehicle functions like ACC, AEB, or APA on a series production or late-prototype platform
Experience with how faults map to feature-level degradations (ADAS / L2+ / parking / active safety), diagnostic routines (factory vs. service calibration, diagnostic message flows), and static vs. online calibration—with the ability to support the customer on live projects.
Experience with log/replay workflows and KPI validation for ADAS features
Good written and verbal interpersonal skills - concisely articulate knowledge and ideas

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

Experience in functional development, adaptation and testing of automotive software based on various sensors (e.g. camera, radar, lidar, GPS, ultrasound etc.)
Understand how perception, planning, and control fit together in a production-style autonomous driving stack
Experience in Automotive AV application and middleware development
Self-motivated and work effectively across different international functional organizations
Awareness of Automotive Vehicle certification & standards

How we rate this

Senior Software Engineer, DriveAV - Autonomous Vehicles at NVIDIA rates 90 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Builds AI (AI Level 4 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Builds AI. The job is building AI systems.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Read the description and count the AI tools, models and workflows it names.

Key facts

Senior Software Engineer, DriveAV - Autonomous Vehicles is an open job at NVIDIA.
Level rates this role AI Level 4 of 4: Builds AI.
The role is based in India, Bengaluru.
The job was posted on April 14, 2026.
Seniority: senior.
Applications are handled by NVIDIA. Apply on NVIDIA

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Skills and AI tools this role asks for

Autonomous DrivingAdasSoftware EngineeringSensor IntegrationDebuggingPythonCRadar

Also common in software engineer jobs at this level

Python LLM C++Machine learning AWS AI agents

Pay

Typical software engineer job: $168k

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Tell me about a project where sensor integration was part of your work. What did you do?
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