Senior Software Engineer, L4 - Autonomous Vehicles
Nvidia
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Santa Clara, CA · $184k–$288k a year · Posted November 1, 2026
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November 2026
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Rankings about engineering jobs
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Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $235,750 a year. Across 1,167 open senior software engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $166,000 to $222,000 and the median is $197,000. That is 20% above the median, above the middle half of those listings.
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How AI is used in this kind of work
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About the job
...our self-driving vehicle technologies.Deep knowledge of E2E AV software integration from perception through control, including... ...and performance tuning.What We Need To See:We’re looking for engineers who can build systems — not just components.PhD with 4+ years,...