senior Software Engineer ic 8+ yrs Bachelor's · Posted Apr 20, 2026

About this role

Nvidia is hiring a senior-level Software Engineer based in Shanghai, China. The posting calls out experience with NLP, Deep Learning, Git, Linux and roughly 8+ years of relevant work. Listed education preference: a bachelor's degree or equivalent.

Role
Software Engineer
Function
software engineering
Level
senior
Track
Individual contributor
Employment
Full-time
Location
Shanghai, China
Experience
8+ years
Education
Bachelor's degree
Posted
Apr 20, 2026
AI Summary
Senior Software Engineer developing autonomous driving planning features for NVIDIA DRIVE. Architect designs, develop algorithms, debug simulations and test drives, and mature prototype software to production quality. Requires 8+ years experience, C++ proficiency, and Linux/Git expertise.

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Job description

from Nvidia careers

We are seeking an energetic, hardworking Senior Software Engineer to join our Prediction/Planning team and develop key autonomous driving features for our DRIVE solution. In this role, you will spearhead work on various planning problems to build robust software solutions. Through effective collaboration with established teams, you will help design and mature new products all the way through to production.

What you'll be doing:
Maturing and productizing new features entails a diversity of activities, including:

  • Architecting new designs to enable new functions or to improve performance.

  • Leading engineering efforts to develop, tune, and verify algorithms and software using fundamental physics, control systems, planning algorithms, and/or vehicle dynamics.

  • Debugging and addressing different issues identified in simulations and in test drives.

  • Collaborating with our globally distributed team to enhance the software architecture, improving development processes and tooling

  • Defining and verifying product requirements through detailed analysis, simulation, in-car testing, and benchmarking existing products.

  • Maturing prototype software to production quality.

What we need to see:

  • BS or higher in an engineering or technical field (Mechanical, Electrical, Computer Science, Physics, etc.) or equivalent experience.

  • 8+ years of practical experience.

  • Experience writing software in C++.

  • Comfort with an Agile/Scrum software development environment using Gerrit (or similar).

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