Software Quality Assurance Engineer - 2026 New College Grad

NVIDIA; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 84,000 - 166,750; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Comprehensive benefits

Inclusive work environment

Job summary

NVIDIA is seeking a QA Engineer for its Workstation and Virtualization team. This role involves collaborating with customers and engineers to ensure product quality through thorough testing and validation. Candidates should have expertise in Windows and Linux, virtualization technologies, and scripting languages such as Python, C#, and C++.

The position offers a competitive salary ranging from $84,000 to $166,750 depending on experience level and includes equity and benefits.

Qualifications

• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex hardware and software issues.
• Solid knowledge of supercomputers and computer clusters.
• Hands-on experience with debugging tools and memory dump analysis.

Responsibilities

• Reproduce issues reported by customers and partners.
• Collaborate with software developers to determine root causes.
• Build scripts and diagnostic tools to enhance bug reproduction.

Skills

Windows expertise

Virtualization technologies

Scripting with Python

Troubleshooting skills

Knowledge of PC architecture

Debugging tools proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related fields

Tools

VMware ESXi

Citrix Hypervisor

Microsoft Hyper-V

KVM

PowerShell

Bash

Job description

NVIDIA is seeking a QA Engineer to join our Workstation and Virtualization team. This is an outstanding opportunity to work with innovative technology and contribute to advancements in computer graphics, PC gaming, and accelerated computing. You will collaborate closely with customers, software engineers, and program managers to reproduce issues, perform root cause analyses, and validate defect resolutions, ensuring flawless product quality. Our ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in both Windows and Linux environments, extensive experience in optimizing virtualization platforms (VMware ESXi, Citrix Hypervisor, Microsoft Hyper‑V, and KVM), and strong proficiency in Python, C#, and C++.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Reproduce issues reported by OEMs, enterprise customers, and partners.
• Collaborate with software developers, program managers, and customers to determine root causes, and verify defect fixes.
• Validate NVIDIA products on customer‑specific platforms and configurations to ensure compatibility and reliability.
• Build Python, C#, and C++‑based scripts and diagnostic tools aimed at increasing bug reproduction and troubleshooting efficiency.
• Build AI‑driven tools and technologies that improve workflow efficiency.

What We Need to See:

• Pursuing Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Electronics, Software Engineering, or related fields.
• Proficient in Windows, virtualization technologies (VMware ESXi, Citrix Hypervisor, Microsoft Hyper‑V, KVM) and scripting/automation (Python, PowerShell, Bash).
• Proven ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex hardware and software issues.
• Solid knowledge of PC architecture, supercomputers, and computer clusters, including caches, buses, memory controllers, DMA, and related components.
• Extensive experience building, configuring, and troubleshooting PCs and servers.
• Hands‑on experience with debugging tools, memory dump analysis, remote debugging and Windows performance tracing tools (e.g., ETW).
• Knowledge of graphics technology such as DirectX (DX), OpenGL (OGL), Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM), CUDA, and OpenCL.

Ways to Stand Out from the Crowd:

• Expertise in planning, installing, and optimizing virtualization environments (VMware ESXi, Citrix Hypervisor, Microsoft Hyper‑V, and KVM).
• Strong working knowledge of Linux distributions (e.g., Red Hat, Ubuntu).
• Experience using Generative AI platforms / LLMs such as Gemini, Claude, Copilot, etc. to develop tools powered by artificial intelligence.

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 84,000 USD – 143,750 USD for Level 1, and 100,000 USD – 166,750 USD for Level 2.

In addition to competitive salary, you are eligible for equity and benefits.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate 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.