Senior Software Engineer, Chip Design
NVIDIA is hiring a Senior Software Engineer, Chip Design. Level rates it ; you can apply on NVIDIA.
Level's read on this job
- On Level's scale, this software engineer role is Uses AI ●●○○: an ordinary role that requires AI tools.
- Tools and skills the posting cites include AI Ides, Coding Assistants and Agentic Tools.
- Level classifies it as a senior role.
- Level lists 2,700+ other open roles at NVIDIA.
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Senior Software Engineer for chip design tools, leveraging AI-powered development tools and coding assistants to improve productivity.
NVIDIA is looking for a passionate Senior Software Engineer to join our Chip Design CAD team. In this role, you will contribute and work at the interesting junction of electrical and software engineering, developing SW tools and solutions used to design the next generation of Smart Adapters, Switches and GPUs for advanced data centers across the world.
What you'll be doing:
Develop innovative SW solutions
Take part in defining methodologies affecting design and verification engineers’ day-to-day work
Improve existing tools, which are used in-house by electrical engineers for designing the next generation SoCs and Switches
Collaborate with designers, verification specialists and architects to accomplish your tasks
What we need to see:
Computer Science degree with excellent grades
5+ years of practical experience
Motivated, responsive, and keen on process improvement
Strong analytical, debugging and problem-solving skills
Strong programming skills, with familiarity using AI-powered development tools and workflows
Ways to stand out from the crowd:
Experience in DA / CAD team
Knowledge in FE/BE chip design or Dynamic verification
Experience using AI-based IDEs, coding assistants, or agentic tools to improve development productivity
Practical experience developing, configuring, or training AI agents to solve engineering problems
Experience in a Linux environment
NVIDIA has some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working for us and, due to outstanding growth, our exclusive engineering teams are rapidly growing. If you're creative and hands-on with a real passion for technology, we want to hear from you.
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.
How we rate this
Senior Software Engineer, Chip Design at NVIDIA rates 45 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Uses AI (AI Level 2 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
Uses AI. An ordinary role that requires AI tools.
- ●●●● 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.
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Pay
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- $168k
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- How do you decide when an AI agent can act on its own versus asking for approval first?
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- Tell me about a project where chip design was part of your work. What did you do?
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