Full-Time
Principal Deep Learning Engineer
End-To-End Autonomous Driving
Posted on 8/14/2025
NVIDIA
10,001+ employees
Designs GPUs and AI HPC platforms
Compensation Overview
$272k - $425.5k/yr
Company Historically Provides H1B Sponsorship
Santa Clara, CA, USA
Remote
Remote work is available, but candidates may also work from the Santa Clara office.
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- Hands-on experience building LLMs, VLMs, or VLAs from scratch or a proven track record as a top-tier coder passionate about autonomous systems.
- Deep understanding of modern deep learning architectures and optimization techniques.
- Proven record of deploying production-grade ML models for self-driving, robotics, or related fields at scale.
- Strong programming skills in Python and proficiency with major deep learning frameworks.
- Familiarity with C++ for model deployment and integration in safety-critical systems.
- Master's degree or PhD (or equivalent experience).
- 12+ years of work experience in AV or related field.
- Design and train innovative large-scale models—including generative, imitation, and reinforcement learning—to improve the planning and reasoning capabilities of our driving systems.
- Build, pre-train, and fine-tune LLM/VLM/VLA systems for deployment in real-world autonomous driving and robotics applications.
- Explore novel data generation and collection strategies to improve diversity and quality of training datasets.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deploy AI models in production environments, ensuring performance, safety, and reliability standards are met.
- Integrate machine learning models directly with vehicle firmware to deliver production-quality, safety-critical software.
- Experience with LLM/VLM/VLA systems deployable to autonomous vehicles or general robotics.
- Publications, open-source contributions, or competition wins related to LLM/VLM/VLA systems.
- Deep understanding of behavior and motion planning in real-world AV applications.
- Experience building and training large-scale datasets and models.
- Proven ability to optimize algorithms for real-time performance in resource-constrained environments.
NVIDIA designs and manufactures graphics processing units (GPUs) and computing platforms used for gaming, data centers, and artificial intelligence. These products work by using parallel processing to handle complex mathematical calculations much faster than standard computer processors, supported by a software ecosystem that allows developers to build and run AI models. Unlike competitors that may focus solely on hardware, NVIDIA integrates its chips with specialized software and cloud services to create a complete environment for high-performance tasks. The company’s goal is to provide the underlying technology necessary to power advanced computing, from realistic video game graphics to autonomous vehicles and large-scale data analysis.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Santa Clara, California
Founded
1993
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Data centers generate 89% of $215.9B FY2026 revenue.
- $40B acquisitions like OpenAI bolster AI infrastructure dominance.
- Nemotron models and Drive Thor accelerate agentic AI adoption.
What critics are saying
- AMD MI450X outperforms Blackwell by 25% per watt in inference.
- Huawei Ascend 910D blocks $10B China AI sales due to bans.
- Google TPU v6 cuts hyperscaler GPU dependency by 60%.
What makes NVIDIA unique
- NVIDIA invented GPU in 1999, pioneering accelerated computing.
- CUDA platform from 2006 enables GPUs for AI and HPC.
- Holds 92% discrete GPU market share as of Q1 2025.
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