Senior Software Engineer - XR

Location: US, CA, Santa Clara

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

NVIDIA is seeking top engineers to help shape the future of XR — from glasses to Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), and Spatial Computing. We seek team members that are passionate about working on hard problems, building elegant engineering solutions, driving industry-wide impact, and inventing the next medium of computing.

We are looking for an outstanding engineer to contribute to the progress of all aspects of XR development. In this role, you will apply both AI and systems knowledge and technical leadership to scale development of NVIDIA's XR efforts. We seek a creative, self-starting and highly productive engineering professional to help us invent the future of computing. groundbreaking Join a team that collaboratively works on difficult and significant interdisciplinary problems in the domains of AI, robotics, media streaming and networking. You will use XR to make an impact at NVIDIA, the industry and society!

What you'll be doing:

• Applying AI, graphics, networking and computer vision techniques to improve glasses, AR, VR and Spatial Computing systems

• Engaging in cross platform development in C++ and python

• Creating innovative designs and algorithms to power new AI and robotics systems

What we need to see:

• BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience

• Demonstrated ability with over 8 years in a similar or related role

• Significant experience in C++

• Practical experience solving real world problems with at least one of: AI, real-time rendering, media streaming and networking.

• Extensive experience working in large scale code bases / projects

• Phenomenal team player and collaborator

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Experience with XR development: augmented reality, virtual reality, or spatial computing in any form factor: glasses, headsets or smartphones.

• Experience with game engines like Unreal and Unity

• Background in GPU, framerate and latency optimization

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 184,000 USD - 287,500 USD for Level 4, and 224,000 USD - 356,500 USD for Level 5.Applications for this job will be accepted at least until February 23, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy. 

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