Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer - VLSI Tools

NVIDIA is hiring a Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer - VLSI Tools in Santa Clara, United States. It pays $152k-$242k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on NVIDIA.

Level's read on this job

On Level's scale, this software engineer role is Little AI ●○○○: aI is not part of the work.
Tools and skills the posting cites include Claude, Cursor and Claude Code.
Level classifies it as a senior role.
Level lists 2,700+ other open roles at NVIDIA.
The role was posted in the last few days.

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Widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers, NVIDIA is an industry leader with groundbreaking developments in High-Performance Computing, Artificial Intelligence and Visualization. The GPU, our invention, serves as the visual cortex of modern computers and is at the heart of our products and services. Our work opens up new universes to explore, enables amazing creativity and discovery and powers what were once science fiction inventions from artificial intelligence to autonomous cars.

We are now looking for a highly motivated Full-Stack Web Applications Engineers to join this dynamic and innovative Hardware Infrastructure team! Our team is building scalable web services for VLSI designs. This software development team is a multifaceted Agile software team with high production quality standards. We are looking for motivated engineers to build and maintain a new generation of services that enables greater chip design productivity.

What you’ll be doing:

Working on backend and frontend design and development of web applications targeting VLSI design and modeling.
Collecting requirements and provide consultation to end users about their needs and use cases.
Analyzing performance bottlenecks.
Supporting and maintaining large scale data platform with high QoS.
Building infrastructure and microservices for various big-data scenarios.

What we need to see:

5+ years of experience.
Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science or related engineering or equivalent experience.
Knowledge of VLSI design, modeling and verification.
Experience with JavaScript and Node.js
Knowledge of modern frontend frameworks like Vue.js, React.js, Svelte, or Ember.js
Comprehensive grasp of web development core concepts and industry standards
Experience with design and development of distributed microservices.
In depth understanding of database concepts and object modeling.
Detailed knowledge of object oriented design, data structures and algorithms
Excellent interpersonal skills

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

In depth familiarity with coding assistant tools (i.e.: Cursor, Claude Code, Co-pilot)
Background with SQL and at least one SQL database server.
Experience of developing web services for chip design, modeling and verification.
Experience with MongoDB or other noSQL datastores and knowledge of Python or Golang.
Flexibility/adaptability for working in a dynamic diverse environment with different frameworks and requirements.

#LI-Hybrid

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 152,000 USD - 241,500 USD for Level 3, and 184,000 USD - 287,500 USD for Level 4.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until October 24, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive 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.

How we rate this

Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer - VLSI Tools at NVIDIA rates 10 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Read the description and count the AI tools, models and workflows it names.

Key facts

Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer - VLSI Tools is an open job at NVIDIA.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The listed salary is $152k-$242k a year.
The role is based in US, CA, Santa Clara.
The job was posted on October 20, 2026.
Seniority: senior.
Applications are handled by NVIDIA. Apply on NVIDIA

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Pay

This job starts at: $152k
Typical software engineer job: $168k

This posting starts 10% below the typical software engineer job. See software engineer jobs

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