AI-Driven Platform Engineer for Design Automation

NVIDIA; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 232,000 - 368,000; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer, Design Automation to join a compact team that builds and operates the software platform used by NVIDIA chip-design teams to launch, monitor, debug, and improve large-scale semiconductor design workflows.

The role sits at the intersection of distributed systems, developer tooling, workflow orchestration, data infrastructure, and semiconductor design methodology, helping modernize production services and turn design data into actionable insights for

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in CS/CE/EE or equivalent experience.
• 12+ years of software engineering experience, including design and operation of distributed production systems.
• Strong Python and JavaScript/TypeScript development, with backend services and modern web apps.
• Hands-on AI solutions using LLMs, RAG, agents, or related tech.
• Strong system design, databases, reliability, observability, CI/CD, and Linux operations.
• Strong technical communication and multi-functional leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Architect, build and operate AI-enabled platforms for large-scale VLSI workflows.
• Develop reliable backend services, APIs, data models, event-driven systems, and workflow orchestration.
• Create intuitive web applications for launching, monitoring, debugging, and analyzing design jobs.
• Apply LLMs, RAG, agents, and automation to accelerate debugging, recommendations, and operational support.
• Build telemetry, analytics, and dashboards for workflow health, performance, and quality of results.
• Collaborate with EDA, design methodology, and infrastructure teams to improve productivity and tapeout reliability.

Skills

Python

JavaScript/TypeScript

Distributed systems

AI/LLMs

Linux

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/CE/EE

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Airflow

Jenkins

Databases

Job description

NVIDIA is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer, Design Automation to join a compact team that builds and operates the software platform used by NVIDIA chip-design teams to launch, monitor, debug, and improve large-scale semiconductor design workflows.

The role sits at the intersection of distributed systems, developer tooling, workflow orchestration, data infrastructure, and semiconductor design methodology, helping modernize production services and turn design data into actionable insights for