Platform Software Validation Engineer - SDET

Nvidia

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Work type
On-site
Location
Santa Clara, CA
Salary
$140,000–$224,250 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
29 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Nov 1, 2026 (soon)
Nearby
99+ roles within 25 mi

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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

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The Platform Software Validation Engineer - SDET joins the platform SWQA team to develop and execute test plans for HGX, DGX, and MGX platforms. This role involves testing servers, operating systems, firmware, and the CUDA software stack based on design documents. Key responsibilities include installing systems, performing reliability testing with various telemetries, driving root cause analysis for failures, and building automation frameworks for server and OS levels. The candidate must utilize Python, Shell, Ansible, Jenkins, C/C++, Java, and JavaScript within a Linux environment including Ubuntu and RedHat. Required skills encompass CI/CD, DevOps, and experience with AI tools like TensorFlow and PyTorch. The work focuses on validating enterprise server integration, scale-out clusters, and hardware components like PCIe buses, BMC, and network protocols.

Skills

Python Shell C/C++ Java JavaScript Ansible Jenkins Linux Ubuntu RedHat CentOS SuSE Fedora KVM VMWare Hyper-V TensorFlow PyTorch CUDA OpenCL Kubernetes Docker GitHub Gitlab Gerrit SLURM CI/CD DevOps NLP LLM PCIe UEFI Redfish OpenBMC Agile

What you'll do

  • Develop and execute test plans for HGX/DGX/MGX platforms covering servers, OS, firmware, and CUDA software.
  • Install and test various system operating systems, server firmware, and software stacks.
  • Perform root cause analysis on reliability and validation test failures to identify issues and implement mitigations.
  • Build, develop, and debug server and OS-level automation frameworks and tests.
  • Review partner and supplier test results to prescribe additional reliability testing for components and packaging.
  • Manage the bug lifecycle and coordinate with internal groups to drive technical solutions.
  • Utilize AI tools and frameworks to create test plans and automate test cases.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM field or equivalent experience.
  • Master’s degree is also accepted.
  • 5+ years of proven experience in OS and server level automation, CI/CD processes, and DevOps.
  • Proficiency in Python, SHELL, Ansible, Jenkins, C/C++, and JavaScript.
  • Strong Linux troubleshooting and debugging experience in bare-metal and KVM/VMWare/Hyper-V environments.
  • Hands-on experience in model testing, AI tools/frameworks, NLP, and LLM benchmarking.
  • Experience in FW, BMC/OpenBMC, Network protocols, PCIe buses, ACPI, UEFI, and Redfish (huge plus).
  • Experience with GitHub/Gitlab/Gerrit, PXE, SLURM, Stack/Kubernetes/Docker (huge plus).

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