--- title: Senior Robotics Software Engineer at NVIDIA description: NVIDIA is hiring for the Senior Robotics Software Engineer role in Santa Clara, CA. On-site role. See the full description and apply. type: job url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/senior-robotics-software-engineer-at-nvidia-01a14c00-fccb-72e3-b2b4-70c89775b674 date: 2026-11-15T01:26:44Z og_description: Join NVIDIA as Senior Robotics Software Engineer in Santa Clara, CA. Pays $184K–$287.5K per year. On-site role. og_image: https://www.foundrole.com/og/524pji.png breadcrumbs: - label: Home url: https://www.foundrole.com/ - label: Search url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs --- | | | |---|---| | **Company** | [NVIDIA](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/nvidia?utm_source=ai_markdown) | | **Location** | Santa Clara, CA | | **Salary** | $184K/yr - $287.5K/yr | | **Posted** | Oct 16, 2026 | ## Is this job real? **Ghost job check:** A- · Low risk. Probably a real opening. ## Visa sponsorship - **H-1B:** NVIDIA sponsors H-1B visas. It filed 3,120 H-1B petitions (FY2026 Q1 – FY2026 Q4). - **E-Verify:** No E-Verify enrollment on record for NVIDIA. ## Pay for similar jobs Most similar jobs pay $197,000 – $236,000 a year (median $236,000). ## Description As a Robotics Software Engineer on the Isaac Applications Team, you will bring together the software and hardware that enable Physical AI robots to operate in the real world. You will build working robotic systems and end-to-end workflows for engineers and AI agents. These workflows connect data, simulation, and real-world deployment to continuously expand and improve robot capabilities. We’re looking for strong software engineering skills, broad robotics knowledge, and enthusiasm for working hands-on with physical robots when taking ideas into practice. You enjoy understanding how components interact, solving problems across their boundaries, and seeing them come together to deliver new robot capabilities. ## **What you will be doing:** - Lead the forefront of Physical AI progress in both simulated and real humanoid robots by building the humanoid reference platform that features NVIDIA's robotics technologies. - Build end-to-end workflows to develop, evaluate, and deploy increasingly autonomous and interactive robot capabilities. - Extend our platform to new robot embodiments and demonstrate its adaptability through hands-on integration and validation. Address real-world compute, latency, and bandwidth constraints on physical hardware. - Collaborate across teams in Shanghai, America, and Europe to connect capabilities and deliver reliable robotic systems. ## **What we need to see:** - Master’s degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience). - 8+ years of relevant industry experience working on robotics software. - Hands-on experience integrating, deploying, and testing software on physical robots, and confidence working directly with hardware when needed. - Experience deploying and evaluating learned policies to control physical robots. - Broad working knowledge of robotics software, hardware, AI, and agentic systems. We value an understanding of how these components interact within a complete system. - Strong problem-solving skills, including tracing issues across software and hardware boundaries. Ability to work independently through ambiguous technical challenges. - Interest in designing robotics interfaces for agent-driven operation, with the ability to learn and evaluate new approaches. ## **Ways To Stand Out From The Crowd:** - Experience integrating humanoid robots or mobile manipulators, from initial bring-up through reliable demonstrations of robot capabilities. - Experience diagnosing and resolving system-level challenges across robotics software and hardware. - Experience building end-to-end robotics workflows where AI agents perform substantial portions of the work and guide engineers through data collection, training, evaluation, and deployment. Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and other objective job-related factors. The expected base salary ranges for this position are: 184,000 USD – 287,500 USD for Level 4; and 224,000 USD – 356,500 USD for Level 5. You will also be eligible for equity and [benefits](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/benefits/). Applications for this job will be accepted at least until November 3, 2026. This posting is for an existing vacancy. NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes. NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive 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. ## Skills - Robotics - Software Deployment - Problem Solving - Agentic Systems - Artificial Intelligence - Distributed Tracing - Robotic Systems - Statistics - Hardware Bring-up - AI Agents - Data Collection - Diagnostics - Computer Science - Ability to Work Independently - Demonstration Skills - Adaptability ## Related - [More jobs at NVIDIA](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/nvidia?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Technology & Software jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/technology-and-software?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Software Development jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/technology-and-software/software-development?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Software Developer / Engineer jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/technology-and-software/software-development/software-developer-engineer?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Robotics Software Engineer jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/technology-and-software/software-development/software-developer-engineer/robotics-software-engineer?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Browse all companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) ## Explore this job market - [California](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 260756 jobs - [Computer Hardware](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/technology/computer-hardware?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 22574 jobs - [Santa Clara, CA](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california/santa-clara?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 6822 jobs - [NVIDIA](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/nvidia?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 2765 jobs ## Related pages - [California](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 260756 jobs - [Computer Hardware](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/technology/computer-hardware?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 22574 jobs - [Santa Clara, CA](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california/santa-clara?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 6822 jobs - [NVIDIA](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/nvidia?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 2765 jobs ## Browse - [Companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by country](https://www.foundrole.com/locations?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs in the United States by state and city](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B sponsors by location](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-sponsors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B salaries](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-salaries?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Sectors and industries](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by career field](https://www.foundrole.com/careers?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Latest jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/latest?utm_source=ai_markdown)