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NVIDIA is hiring a Senior Software Engineer, System Validation - EDA Infrastructure in Santa Clara, CA; Westford, MA +2. It is a full-time fully remote role in Software & IT, first listed on November 3. NVIDIA has 149 other openings in the US, 140 of them in Santa Clara, CA. Across all employers on USA Jobs 24 there are 225 Software & IT openings in Santa Clara, CA today; the typical one asks for 8 years and advertises about $191,000 a year at the midpoint.
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About hiring at NVIDIA
NVIDIA has 150 openings on USA Jobs 24 today across 8 states. Most are in software & IT (75), data & AI (32) and hardware & chips (24). The biggest locations are Santa Clara, CA (141), Austin, TX (19) and Seattle, WA (9). 32% of them are remote, 5% are open to entry-level candidates and none shows pay. We collect NVIDIA's jobs every day straight from its own careers system (Workday), never from job boards or agencies.
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NVIDIA is hiring engineers to scale up the introduction of next generation architecture into its EDA Infrastructure. We expect you to have a deep understanding of new product introductions (NPIs), distributed systems, familiarity with software testing and deployment, and excellent communication and planning abilities. We also welcome out-of-the-box thinkers who can provide new ideas with strong execution bias. Expect to be constantly challenged, improving, and evolving for the better. You and other engineers in this team will help advance NVIDIA's capacity to build and deploy leading infrastructure solutions. What are you waiting for if you're creative, passionate about what you do, and love having fun apply today!
We’re looking for a highly motivated, creative candidate with strong experience in new product introductions at scale to join the EDA Team. Principal Software Engineer available for suitable candidates. You will lead the architecture, design and implementation of our EDA clusters using the latest technologies. Are you ready to change the next generation of computing? Join us at the forefront of technological advancement.
What you’ll be doing:
Lead technical activities for new product introductions at scale with focus on hybrid deployments between cloud and on-prem
Providing expertise in new product introduction planning spanning infrastructure workflows, hardware, software release, workload orchestration and application tuning
Provide fast and creative solutions for complex problems and write effective, clear and reliable architecture specification
Translate requirements to vision, architecture and roadmap
Work with engineering teams across NVIDIA to ensure new product architectures integrate seamlessly from the hardware all the way up to workloads.
What we need to see:
12+ overall years of experience
BS degree in Computer Science or a related technical field involving coding (e.g., physics or mathematics) or equivalent experience.
A proven track record of impactful project deliveries focused on cloud infrastructure or cloud application services.
Experience with at scale infrastructure, DevOps and/or SRE practices and/or Platform Engineering.
Systematic problem-solving approach, coupled with strong communications skills and a sense of ownership and drive.
System-level experience with both hardware and software
Motivated self-starter with an equal balance of strong problem-solving skills and customer-facing communication skills
Passion for continuous learning and knowledge transfer. Ability to work concurrently with multiple groups locally and abroad in the organization
Ways to stand out from the crowd:
Developing ML/AI infrastructure. Developing bare metal as a service (BMaaS) associated systems. Developing multi-cloud infrastructure services.
Interest in crafting, analyzing and fixing large-scale distributed systems.
Systematic problem-solving approach, coupled with strong communication skills and a sense of ownership and drive.
NVIDIA is leading the way in groundbreaking developments in Artificial Intelligence, High-Performance Computing, and Visualization. Our invention serves as the visual cortex of modern computers and is at the heart of our products and services. Our work opens up new universes to explore, enables amazing creativity and discovery, and powers what were once science fiction inventions from artificial intelligence to autonomous cars. NVIDIA is seeking exceptional individuals like you to help us drive the next wave of artificial intelligence.
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:224,000 USD – 356,500 USD for Level 5; and 272,000 USD – 431,250 USD for Level 6.
You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.
Applications for this job will be accepted at least until November 6, 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.USA Jobs 24 copied this listing from NVIDIA's official careers site on November 3, 2026 and checked it again November 4, 5:17 AM ET. NVIDIA will never ask you to pay to apply or to buy equipment with a check they send you. If anyone does, it is a scam.
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