Senior Software Development Engineer in Test

Nvidia

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Work type
On-site
Location
Santa Clara, CA
Salary
$168,000–$270,250 / yr
Posted
11 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $176k
This role $219k
$110k most similar roles pay here $287k

This role pays more than 86% of similar roles. Most pay $150,000–$201,258 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $219k versus about $176k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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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 896 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $184,000–$287,500 across 876 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Development Engineer in Test

As a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test, you will join the Enterprise Software QA team to design, construct, and optimize large-scale infrastructure for unified cloud services and data center offerings. You will collaborate with development teams on test plans across all software stack layers, perform failure analysis, and manage bring up activities including validation and debugging. Your daily work involves developing benchmarks, managing CI/CD pipelines, and conducting performance, scalability, and reliability testing for cloud products focusing on security and storage. You will utilize AI tools to expedite automation workflows while managing infrastructure in AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud environments. Required expertise includes Kubernetes, Docker, Slurm, Ansible, Terraform, Gitlab, Jenkins, Prometheus, Grafana, and Thanos. You must possess skills in network, storage, and security debugging across Linux systems and containerized environments.

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

Median $208400 from 30 postings across 6 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Develop test plans and perform failure analysis for all layers of the cloud infrastructure software stack.
  • Lead cloud and data center bring-up activities including validation, reporting, and debugging with engineering teams.
  • Integrate AI tools to accelerate test scope, execution, and automation workflows.
  • Design, develop, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for continuous testing in cloud environments.
  • Perform performance, scalability, and reliability testing of cloud services.
  • Implement and maintain test environments across major cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.
  • Supervise infrastructure to monitor system performance and alert on significant events.
  • Manage cluster availability and resolve issues with partner teams to ensure high-quality product delivery.

What we're looking for

  • Master's or Ph.D. in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience.
  • Experience with AI development tools for creating test cases, automating tests, code coverage, and triaging.
  • 8+ years of hands-on experience in cluster management and tools including Docker, Slurm, Kubernetes, and Ansible.
  • 2+ years of strong experience with cloud infrastructure platforms like AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, or OCI.
  • Hands-on experience with network, storage, security, cluster configuration, and tools like Terraform and Ansible.
  • Expertise in administering, operating, and configuring Kubernetes.
  • Experience with CI/CD tools such as GitLab and Jenkins using the GitOps model.
  • Proficiency in monitoring tools including Prometheus, Grafana, Cloudwatch, and Thanos.

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