Senior Software Development Engineer in Test, NPI Bring-up SDET

Nvidia

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Work type: On-site
Location: Santa Clara, CA
Salary: $168,000–$270,250 / yr
Posted: 8 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
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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TL;DR · Senior Software Development Engineer in Test, NPI Bring-up SDET

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Senior Software Development Engineer in Test - NPI Bring-up SDET joins the Compute CUDA Quality Assurance team to drive validation readiness for PCIe Data Center GPU programs. This role involves leading test planning, execution readiness, defect triage, and automation from early platform bring up through key release stages. The engineer will develop CUDA Compute test plans across high-performance computing GPUs, OEM servers, and various operating systems while building test applications and automation frameworks using Python, C, C++, CUDA, and Bash. Responsibilities include converting NPI failures into automated regression coverage, managing GitLab or Jenkins pipelines, and utilizing AI assisted tools for analysis. The role addresses technical challenges in GPU architecture, firmware, system platforms, and driver quality to ensure reliable performance across complex hardware and software layers within the data center ecosystem.

What does a Software Development Engineer in Test earn in California?

Median $208400 from 30 postings across 6 companies.

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Skills

CUDA Python C C++ Bash GitLab Jenkins CI/CD Linux Windows PCIe Firmware Log Analysis Defect Triage Virtualization Configuration Management

What you'll do

Develop CUDA Compute test plans and coordinate validation across various GPU configurations and operating systems.
Build test applications and automation frameworks using Python, C, C++, CUDA, and Bash.
Create automated regression coverage by converting NPI failures and customer defects into reliable scripts.
Manage CI/CD pipelines and release configurations within GitLab or Jenkins environments.
Drive defect resolution by providing clear reproduction steps, impact analysis, and fix verification.
Utilize AI-assisted tools to analyze test runs and validate conclusions against source logs.
Perform root cause isolation across hardware, firmware, operating system, and driver layers.

What we're looking for

A BS or MS in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
8+ years of experience in software quality, test automation, or software development and validation.
Proficiency in programming and scripting languages including Python, C, C++, CUDA, and Bash.
Experience solving Linux and Windows system issues across hardware, firmware, operating systems, drivers, and applications.
Knowledge of QA methodology, risk-based test planning, functional validation, regression strategy, and release readiness.
Proficiency in CI/CD pipelines, API integrations, log analysis, root cause isolation, and defect triage.
Experience with NVIDIA GPU hardware, CUDA, PCIe-based GPUs, and C++ parallel programming is preferred.
Experience developing scalable validation infrastructure for labs, cloud environments, containers, or virtualization is preferred.

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