NVIDIA
Senior Software Development Engineer in Test, Confidential Computing - SDET
$168K–$270K
US, CA, Santa Clara · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 9, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years testing SW development cycle.
- Education
- BS or MS in Engineering (or equivalent experience).
About the job
Develops and leads test plans, automation, and scalable validation infrastructure for NVIDIA compute software and chip platforms.
What you'll do
- Plan and orchestrate testing for compute software releases across new architectures and systems; run functional, code-structure, and regression tests.
- Develop AI-enhanced test automation frameworks and distributed testing infrastructure, improving coverage, reliability, and efficiency.
- Collaborate across teams to define, automate, and productize features and improve usability and customer experience.
What they ask for
- BS or MS in Engineering (or equivalent experience).
- 8+ years testing SW development cycle.
- Solid understanding of embedded systems, Linux, Python, C and C++.
- Proven experience applying AI tools to automation and test plan development in daily tasks.
Nice to have
- Experience with Hypervisors, cloud infrastructure, platform security, or highly regulated deployment environments.
- Experience with Ansible, Docker, Xen, KVM, Hyper-V, CUDA C/C++, or OpenACC.
Pay
168,000 USD - 270,250 USD (base salary)
Tools
Linux, Python, C, C++, Ansible, Docker, Xen, KVM
AI focus
Uses AI tools for test automation and test plan development, including generating test cases, plans, and scripts; defect detection; bug fixing; and day-to-day assistance.
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