Senior Hypervisor and RTOS Engineer

NVIDIA

NVIDIA

Santa Clara, CA, USA
Posted on Oct 24, 2024

NVIDIA is a leading artificial intelligence computing company, and we are paving the way with innovations in self-driving cars, machine learning, supercomputing, gaming, and visualization. We give automakers, tier-1 suppliers, automotive research institutions, and start-ups the power and flexibility to develop and deploy breakthrough artificial intelligence systems for self-driving vehicles. Our unified computing architecture enables training deep neural networks in the data center, and then seamlessly runs them on NVIDIA DRIVE Platforms inside the vehicle.

The Hypervisor and RTOS Team within NVIDIA DRIVE Software plays a critical role in NVIDIA's expansion into the world of artificial intelligence and autonomous vehicles. Our job is to facilitate the sharing and separation of system resources while achieving real-time, safety, and security requirements. We develop Hypervisor and RTOS with a strong focus on automotive quality, safety and security needed for the real-time, highly available system level components of world-class Autonomous Vehicles. We are making extensive use of formal methods to automate our workflow and increase the quality of our SW. We are hiring now for the position of Senior System Software Engineer for Hypervisor and RTOS

What you’ll be doing:

  • Design and implement core hypervisor features for NVIDIA Tegra SOCs

  • Implement industry standard virtualization interfaces (e.g., FFA, Virt IO)

  • Develop software features that improve system performance, make effective use of hardware-assisted virtualization capabilities to minimize virtualization software overhead. Develop micro benchmarks to measure and improve the cost of frequent hypervisor operations.

  • Develop software that meets automotive safety and security standards, and apply formal methods (ADA SPARK, TLA+) to improve software integrity.

What we need to see:

  • BS, MS in CS/CE/EE or a related engineering field or equivalent experience

  • 12+ years of experience

  • Proficiency in C, C++

  • Experience in development of core virtualization software features

  • Strong understanding of operating systems and computer architecture

  • Experience on ARM 64-bit architecture

  • Clear, concise communication skills

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

  • Knowledge of Automotive quality standards, ASPICE, ISO 26262, ISO 21434

  • Hands-on experience with formal verification methods and tools, such as Ada/SPARK and TLA+

  • Experience with implementation of industry standard interfaces like ARM FFA, Virt-IO Transport

  • Experience with performance optimization of virtualization software

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

The base salary range is 220,000 USD - 339,250 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.