Senior Software Engineer, Chip Design
NVIDIAJob Title
Senior Software Engineer, Chip Design
Role Summary
Join the Chip Design CAD team to develop software tools and solutions used by electrical and design engineers for next-generation Smart Adapters, Switches and GPUs.
The role sits at the intersection of electrical and software engineering and involves building and improving in-house design and verification tooling used in advanced data-center SoC and switch development.
Experience Level
Senior - the posting requests 5+ years of practical experience.
Responsibilities
You will deliver software tools and workflows, influence design methodologies, and work closely with hardware and verification teams.
- Design and implement software solutions for chip design and CAD workflows.
- Define and improve methodologies used by design and verification engineers.
- Maintain and enhance existing in-house tools for SoC and switch design.
- Collaborate with designers, verification specialists, and architects to meet project goals.
Requirements
Key qualifications and skills required or strongly expected.
- 5+ years of practical software engineering experience.
- Strong programming skills and software development experience.
- Strong analytical, debugging and problem-solving abilities.
- Familiarity with AI-powered development tools and workflows.
- Motivated, responsive, and focused on process improvement.
Nice-to-have:
- Experience in DA/CAD teams or CAD tool development.
- Knowledge of front-end/back-end chip design or dynamic verification.
- Experience with AI-based IDEs, coding assistants, or agentic tools.
- Experience developing, configuring, or training AI agents for engineering tasks.
- Experience working in Linux environments.
Education Requirements
Computer Science degree (the posting specifies a Computer Science degree with excellent grades).
About the Company
Company: NVIDIA
Headquarters: Santa Clara, California, USA
NVIDIA is a global leader in accelerated computing, renowned for its innovative solutions in AI and digital twins that transform diverse industries. The company specializes in networking technologies, providing end-to-end InfiniBand and Ethernet solutions for servers and storage that optimize performance and scalability. NVIDIA serves sectors such as high-performance computing, enterprise data centers, and cloud computing, constantly reinventing its products and services to stay ahead in the market.
