Senior Software Engineer - Design-For-Test

NVIDIA; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 136,000 - 265,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company in the tech space as a Senior Software Engineer in Design-For-Test at NVIDIA. This role focuses on innovating testing methodologies, requiring excellent technical skills in software development and a collaborative spirit to solve complex engineering challenges. Your contributions will significantly impact silicon testing across various fields including gaming and AI, while you thrive in an environment that fosters creativity and technical excellence.

Benefits

Equity

Comprehensive benefits package

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in software development.
• Experience with GenAI application development.
• Deep familiarity with reinforcement learning algorithms.

Responsibilities

• Develop software in modern C++ and scripting.
• Create efficient parallel graph traversal techniques.
• Work with multifunctional teams to tackle complex problems.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

C++

Scripting languages

Graph-based ML approaches

Reinforcement learning

Hyperparameter tuning

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science

MS or higher degree preferred

Job description

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Making things happen in Hardware, AI, Accelerated Computing, Gaming and Beyond at NVIDIA

We are now looking for a Senior Software Engineer - Design-For-Test. Do you like to think creatively and enjoy solving challenges that require innovation? If so, we may have an opportunity for you. On our team we define and build methodologies, software, and flows tailored to the field of silicon device testing, silicon debug, and silicon failure analysis. We owe our success to our people, some of the brightest in the world, and a company culture that fosters and encourages innovation, and fuels our creativity!

Our team contributes to the advancement of all the fields in which NVIDIA participates, from gaming to building groundbreaking state-of-the-art compute platforms and Artificial Intelligence, by enabling high quality Silicon defect screening to sustain all these fields. This often requires new ways of thinking in order to meet new challenges, and we pride ourselves in our ability to tackle these challenges in ways that enable our success. If you are a like-minded person who enjoys innovation and likes to solve technical challenges then we would love to hear from you!

What You'll Be Doing

• Develop software in modern C++ and various scripting languages to enable design and development of software enabling efficient test pattern generation, application of these patterns on Silicon, failure analysis, and yield learning
• Create efficient parallel graph traversal and graph analysis techniques
• Work with multi-functional teams to assess and tackle problems that involve multiple areas of expertise through the company
• Apply LLMs, graph-based ML approaches, and reinforcement learning to define innovative solutions
  
  

What We Need To See

• Excellent communication skills
• BS (MS or higher degree preferred) in EE or CS (or equivalent experience)
• 5+ years of experience in Software development
• Experience with GenAI application development using LLM frameworks and multi agent applications
• Expertise in evaluation systems (such as RAGAs), and observability platforms (such as Arize Phoenix)
• Understanding of different agent architectures, RAG systems, and communication protocols
• Deep familiarity with reinforcement learning algorithms like PPO, SAC, or Q-learning, including experience tuning hyperparameters and reward functions
• Hands on experience with large scale training (e.g., ZeRO) and data processing (e.g. Spark)
  
  

Ways To Stand Out From The Crowd

• Proven deployment of large-scale agentic application with high concurrency and agility
• Experience with software and hardware especially involving DFT, failure analysis, and CAD tools
• Working experience of agentic models / frameworks, observability and evaluation tools
• In-depth understanding of the modern LLMs, and proprietary APIs
• Experience with fine-tuning large language models, building advanced multi-agent systems, RAG pipelines and vector databases
  
  

NVIDIA offers highly competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package. We have some of the most brilliant and talented people in the world working for us and, due to unprecedented growth, our world-class engineering teams are growing fast. If you're a creative and autonomous engineer with real passion for technology, we want to hear from you.

The base salary range is 136,000 USD - 264,500 USD. Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits . NVIDIA accepts applications on an ongoing basis.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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