Senior SDET - CUDA/NPI Bring-up for Data Center GPUs (Equity)

Nvidia Corporation in; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 168,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

NVIDIA is seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test to join the Compute CUDA Quality Assurance team, driving validation readiness for PCIe Data Center GPU programs. The role spans silicon bring up, CUDA and NVIDIA Driver quality, automation, test infrastructure, and AI assisted quality analysis.

You will develop CUDA test plans, build Python/C/C++/CUDA/Bash applications, and automate pipelines.

Qualifications

• This role requires 8+ years in software quality, test automation, or validation.
• Experience solving Linux and Windows system issues; programming in Python, C, C++, CUDA, or Bash.
• Knowledge of QA methodology, risk-based test planning, and CI/CD practices.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Develop CUDA compute test plans and coordinate validation across GPUs, PCIe, OS, and release stages.
• Build test applications and automation; convert failures into reliable regression coverage.
• Drive defects with clear reproduction steps and evidence; manage release impact and verification.
• Apply AI assisted tools to analyze test runs and validate conclusions.

Skills

Test automation

Linux/Windows debugging

Python

C/C++/CUDA

Bash scripting

CI/CD pipelines

Communication

Teamwork

Education

BS or MS in Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

Python

C++

CUDA

Bash

GitLab/Jenkins

Job description

NVIDIA is seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test to join the Compute CUDA Quality Assurance team, driving validation readiness for PCIe Data Center GPU programs. The role spans silicon bring up, CUDA and NVIDIA Driver quality, automation, test infrastructure, and AI assisted quality analysis.

You will develop CUDA test plans, build Python/C/C++/CUDA/Bash applications, and automate pipelines.