Senior Software Developer Test and Automation
$152,000 - $253,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 30 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
NVIDIA is seeking a Senior Software Developer for Test and Automation to verify embedded software systems and evolve test automation architectures. The role focuses on developing agentic systems and pipelines for autonomous embedded software verification and testing automotive sensors.
What you'll do
- Develop new and extend existing test strategies to verify functional and performance quality across embedded software systems.
- Design and develop agentic systems that autonomously handle verification across multiple domains of embedded software.
- Collaborate with development, verification, and customer-facing teams to understand product capabilities and real-world applications.
- Analyze and root-cause issues down to the code level, lead defect fixing processes, and provide fixes.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- 8+ years of experience designing, building, and deploying automation systems.
- Track record in developing large-scale, logical code from scratch in Python or C++.
- Extensive experience using agentic AI assistants to automate complete work processes and run them autonomously.
- Hands-on experience building stable, agentic pipelines that autonomously execute development and verification processes.
- Demonstrated experience working with embedded systems and automotive sensors like cameras.
- Proficiency in Linux and Unix-like environments, along with experience using source control systems such as Git and Perforce.
Skills: Test Automation, Embedded Systems, Automotive Sensors, Python, Agentic AI
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This role has been open 0 days — well below the 54-day median for Software Engineering Semiconductor roles.
Software Engineering Semiconductor · Systems Software
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Open roles in category
349
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Median days open
54 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$147k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | NVIDIA | All employers we track in this specialty (349 roles · 56 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 32 | 349 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 1117 | 6361 · 144 employers |
| Median days open | 53 d | 54 d (−1 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $147k |
Skills observed across this category: Test Automation, Embedded Systems, Automotive Sensors, Python, Agentic AI
Who's hiring in this category
- Keysight Technologies · 36 open roles · median 40 d
- NVIDIA (this employer) · 30 open roles · median 53 d
- KLA Corporation · 28 open roles · median 148 d
- Cadence Design Systems · 27 open roles · median 220 d
- Applied Materials · 25 open roles · median 37 d
- Micron Technology · 24 open roles · median 65 d
How we counted: 349 open Software Engineering Semiconductor (Systems Software) roles from 56 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 31 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.