Senior Software Developer, Test and Automation - CA, Santa Clara, United States
$140,000 - $270,250 USD yearly
Originally posted 22 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
NVIDIA is seeking a Senior Software Developer, Test and Automation to test and verify embedded software systems. The role focuses on developing agentic automation systems and test strategies for embedded platforms and automotive sensors.
What you'll do
- Develop new test strategies and extend existing strategies to evaluate functional and performance quality. - Design and develop agentic systems to autonomously handle the verification of embedded software domains. - Collaborate with development, verification, and customer-facing teams to understand product behavior and real-world applications. - Analyze and root-cause issues down to the code level, manage defect resolution, and deliver code fixes.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience. - 5+ years of experience designing, building, and deploying automation systems. - Experience developing large-scale code from scratch in Python or C++. - Hands-on experience using agentic AI assistants to automate complete work processes and building agentic pipelines that run verification autonomously. - Experience with embedded systems and automotive sensors such as cameras. - Proficiency in Linux and Unix-like environments. - Experience with source control systems including Git and Perforce.
Skills: Embedded Software, Automation, Automotive Sensors, Python, Linux
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 52-day median for Software Engineering Semiconductor roles.
Software Engineering Semiconductor · Systems Software
|
Open roles in category
339
|
Median days open
52 d
|
Median salary
$147k
|
See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | NVIDIA | All employers we track in this specialty (339 roles · 60 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 30 | 339 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 995 | 6298 · 144 employers |
| Median days open | 48 d | 52 d (−4 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $147k |
Skills observed across this category: Embedded Software, Automation, Automotive Sensors, Python, Linux
Who's hiring in this category
- Keysight Technologies · 35 open roles · median 29 d
- KLA Corporation · 29 open roles · median 126 d
- Cadence Design Systems · 28 open roles · median 212 d
- NVIDIA (this employer) · 28 open roles · median 50 d
- Micron Technology · 26 open roles · median 53 d
- Applied Materials · 25 open roles · median 27 d
How we counted: 339 open Software Engineering Semiconductor (Systems Software) roles from 60 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 23 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.
Similar Jobs
Infrastructure Systems Engineer - Arizona, Phoenix, United States
Intel Corporation · Remote friendly (US, Arizona, Phoenix, United States)
Infrastructure Storage Engineer - Arizona, Phoenix, United States
Intel Corporation · Remote friendly (US, Arizona, Phoenix, United States)