Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer

Nvidia

Actively hiring
Santa Clara, US Posted 17 days ago $132,000$207,000 / year

At a glance

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TL;DR

NVIDIA’s Workstation and Virtualization team is hiring a QA Engineer to work on cutting-edge technology in computer graphics, PC gaming, and accelerated computing. This role involves collaborating with customers, software engineers, and program managers to reproduce issues, perform root cause analyses, validate defect resolutions, and ensure product quality across various platforms. The ideal candidate will develop Python, C#, and C++ scripts and diagnostic tools to enhance bug reproduction and troubleshooting efficiency while building AI-driven technologies that improve workflow efficiency. Proficiency in Windows and Linux environments, virtualization platforms like VMware ESXi, Citrix Hypervisor, Microsoft Hyper-V, and KVM, as well as strong scripting skills are essential. The role requires extensive experience in customer support or software/hardware testing, expertise in PC architecture, supercomputers, and computer clusters, and hands-on knowledge of debugging tools and memory dump analysis.

Skills

Python C# C++ VMware ESXi Citrix Hypervisor Microsoft Hyper-V KVM Linux Windows PowerShell Bash ETW DirectX OpenGL WDDM CUDA OpenCL Red Hat Ubuntu Generative AI Gemini Claude Copilot

What you'll do

  • Reproduce and analyze issues reported by customers and partners.
  • Develop Python, C#, and C++ scripts for efficient bug reproduction and troubleshooting.
  • Validate NVIDIA products on various customer platforms to ensure compatibility and reliability.
  • Build AI-driven tools to enhance workflow efficiency in virtualization environments.
  • Optimize virtualization platforms like VMware ESXi, Hyper-V, and KVM for performance.

What we're looking for

  • At least 5 years of industry experience with 2+ years in customer support or software/hardware testing.
  • Proficient in Windows and Linux environments, including virtualization technologies (VMware ESXi, Hyper-V, KVM).
  • Strong scripting/automation skills using Python, C#, and C++ for building diagnostic tools.
  • Proven ability to troubleshoot complex hardware and software issues across various platforms.
  • Solid knowledge of PC architecture, supercomputers, and computer clusters including caches, buses, memory controllers.
  • Experience with debugging tools, memory dump analysis, remote debugging, and Windows performance tracing (ETW).
  • Significant expertise in planning, installing, and optimizing virtualization environments.

Market check

Salary context

This $132,000–$207,000 range sits above 51% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$117,000$205,500

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$139,050$200,000

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

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 801 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $184,000–$287,500 across 797 roles with salary data.

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