Senior Software Developer Test and Automation

Nvidia

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Work type
On-site
Location
Santa Clara, CA
Salary
$152,000–$253,000 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
6 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

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About Nvidia

Nvidia is a leading designer of graphics processing units (GPUs) and system-on-chip units, powering gaming, professional visualization, data centers, and artificial intelligence workloads. Industry: Semiconductors & AI Computing

Nvidia currently has 1792 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Developer Test and Automation

As a Senior Software Developer Test and Automation, you will join the team responsible for verifying embedded software systems. You will develop and extend test strategies to ensure high functional and performance quality while designing agentic systems that autonomously handle verification across various domains. Your daily work involves building AI-enhanced automation tools, analyzing and root-causing issues down to the code level, and leading defect fixing processes. You will utilize Python, C++, Linux, Git, and Perforce to build large-scale logical code and stable agentic pipelines. The role requires expertise in embedded systems and automotive sensors, such as cameras, to solve complex verification challenges. You will collaborate with development and customer-facing teams to ensure software meets world-class standards for real-world applications.

What you'll do

  • Develop and extend test strategies to ensure high functional and performance quality for embedded software.
  • Design and develop agentic systems to autonomously handle verification across various embedded software domains.
  • Build AI-enhanced, efficient, and reliable automation tools to streamline testing processes.
  • Analyze and root-cause issues down to the code level to lead the defect fixing process.
  • Build agentic pipelines that complete development and verification processes autonomously and stably.
  • Optimize inference endpoints for maximum accuracy and efficiency.
  • Deploy large-scale, logical code from scratch using Python or C++.

What we're looking for

  • A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
  • 8+ years of experience designing, building, and deploying automation systems.
  • Proven track record of developing large-scale, logical code from scratch in Python or C++.
  • Extensive experience using agentic AI assistants to automate complete work processes and run them autonomously.
  • Extensive, hands-on experience building agentic pipelines that complete development and verification processes autonomously.
  • Demonstrated experience working with embedded systems and automotive sensors like cameras.
  • Proficiency in Linux environments and experience using source control systems such as Git and Perforce.
  • Experience in identifying inference endpoints and optimizing them for best accuracy and efficiency (preferred).

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