Senior Software Development Engineer, Neural Graph Infrastructure

Nvidia

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Work type: On-site
Location: Santa Clara, CA
Salary: $168,000–$264,500 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 6 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
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, Neural Graph Infrastructure

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As a Senior Software Development Engineer, Neural Graph Infrastructure, you will join the CAD Infrastructure team to build a next-generation software platform for semiconductor design. This role involves applying innovative graph neural network infrastructure to process graphs at a trillion-edge scale. You will architect highly automated and customizable flows using modular builds and object-oriented techniques while building event-driven data preprocessing pipelines for large-scale graph data. Your daily work includes developing tools and user interfaces in C++ and Python tailored for complex engineering workflows and collaborating with architects during active spec development. You will engage cross-functionally with VLSI organizations to anticipate future challenges. The role requires strong foundations in software building, algorithms, and data structures to solve complex problems within the EDA and VLSI build environments.

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Skills

C++ Python GNN Software Architecture Algorithms Data Structures VLSI EDA LLM ML

What you'll do

Architect highly automated and customizable flows using modular builds and object-oriented techniques.
Identify integration gaps and align workstreams during active specification development with architects and designers.
Build event-driven data preprocessing pipelines for large-scale graph data.
Develop C++ and Python tools and user interfaces for complex engineering workflows.
Engage cross-functionally with VLSI organizations to anticipate future challenges and build solutions.
Contribute to every phase of the software platform from architecture to implementation.

What we're looking for

8+ years of relevant software engineering experience.
BS or MS in Computer Science or Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience.
Practical experience in C++ and Python programming.
Strong foundations in software building, algorithms, and data structures.
Proficiency in software architecture and building systems.
Strong communication skills and comfort working across fields during an evolving development cycle.
Background in graph-scale data infrastructure or GNN-based systems (preferred).
Exposure to ML or agentic tooling, particularly LLM-based code generation (preferred).

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