Principal Software Engineer - Physical Ai Tooling

NVIDIA

Base: 272,000 usd - 431,250 usd; bonus/equity: eli...
Not specified (assumed to be flexible given the nature of the role).
15+ years professional software engineering experience
Deep proficiency in go python or java
High-performance low-latency data systems design
NVIDIA is seeking a Principal Software Engineer for its TestStudio team, focusing on architecting and building core platform systems for Physical AI development, particularly in Autonomous Driving and Robotics. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in backend systems, distributed systems, and data-intensive applications, alongside a strong proficiency in programming languages like Go, Python, or Java

Job Summary

  • This role involves architecting core platform systems to accelerate Physical AI development for Autonomous Driving and Robotics.
  • The engineer will own deep technical areas end-to-end, including efficient binary data pipelines and streaming APIs to visualization backends.
  • Candidates must have a strong track record of building foundational systems that teams depend on with high engineering quality.

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NVIDIA is seeking a Principal Software Engineer for its TestStudio team, focusing on architecting and building core platform systems for Physical AI development, particularly in Autonomous Driving and Robotics. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in backend systems, distributed systems, and data-intensive applications, alongside a strong proficiency in programming languages like Go, Python, or Java.

Salary

Base: 272,000 USD - 431,250 USD; Bonus/Equity: Eligible for equity; Benefits: Eligible for benefits

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 15+ years professional software engineering experience
  • Deep proficiency in Go Python or Java
  • High-performance low-latency data systems design
  • Distributed backend systems and concurrency expertise
  • Binary serialization format optimization Protobuf Arrow Parquet MCAP

Nice-to-have

  • Understanding of AV Robotics kinematics control systems
  • Experience with ROS MCAP sensor data pipelines
  • Real-time replay streaming architectures gRPC WebSocket
  • Frontend TypeScript React internal tooling UIs
  • Data visualization browser tooling for ML/AI teams

Key Requirements

  • BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience
  • 15+ years of professional software engineering experience
  • Deep proficiency in distributed backend systems
  • Experience operating across the full backend stack

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