Senior Verification Engineer - CPU

NVIDIA is hiring a Senior Verification Engineer - CPU in Santa Clara, United States. It pays $196k-$311k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on NVIDIA.

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We are now looking for a Senior Verification Engineer!

As a member of our CPU Verification Team, you will be responsible for a portion of the Design Verification, focusing on tasks such as testbench/scoreboard/stimulus development, regression debug, and coverage closure, supporting design, implementation, and system level validation/debug. This position offers you the opportunity to have real impact in a dynamic, technology-focused company impacting product lines ranging from consumer graphics to self-driving cars and the growing field of artificial intelligence. We have crafted a team of outstanding people stretching around the globe, whose mission is to push the frontiers of what is possible today and define the platform for the future of computing.

What you’ll be doing:

Technical leadership role to define/plan/implement/execute performance verification strategy of sophisticated CPU designs
Ability to delve into lowest level details of CPU unit design specification, implementation and it's performance impact
Interactions with architect and design engineers to define detailed scope of micro architectural features
Draft detailed performance testplans
Define/Create scalable micros to validate features
Build infra/tooling needed for efficient performance correlation debug
Ability to lead and provide detailed technical guidance to junior engineers
Agility to work on multiple tasks/projects

What we need to see:

BS/MS or equivalent experience
12+ years of experience
Background with CPU micro architecture
Experience with workload analysis
Proficient of script language like Perl, Python
Working knowledge of C/C++
Good communication skills and ability & desire to work as a team player are a must

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

Experience leading performance validation of major blocks of CPU pipeline
Experience with ARM A64, X86 Architectures

With competitive salaries and a generous benefits package, we are widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working for us and, due to unprecedented growth, our best-in-class engineering teams are rapidly growing. If you're a creative and autonomous engineer with a real passion for technology, we want to hear from you.

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Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and other objective job-related factors. The expected base salary ranges for this position are:
196,000 USD – 310,500 USD for Level 5; and 232,000 USD – 368,000 USD for Level 6.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until November 7, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

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