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NVIDIA

Senior System Software Engineer, RTL-to-GDS Flow Platform

NVIDIA

Santa Clara, CA · full time · Staff

$184,000 – $287,500

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What this role is

This role develops the workflow platform that orchestrates NVIDIA's chip-design infrastructure, converting engineering specifications into automated, reliable production pipelines that handle dependencies, job execution, and validation across complex projects. It suits experienced systems engineers with strong Linux fundamentals and a track record of owning build, release, or HPC infrastructure at scale.

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What they ask for

Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience
  • 12+ years of software engineering experience
  • Production ownership of workflow, build, release, developer-infrastructure, HPC, storage, or engineering-automation systems
  • Strong Linux and POSIX fundamentals (files, permissions, processes, environment variables, exit codes, logs)
  • Practical programming in Python, C++, Perl, or comparable language
  • Shell scripting experience
  • Familiarity with Make, YAML, JSON, or related infrastructure

Nice to have

  • Semiconductor-design or EDA workflow experience (RTL, synthesis, place-and-route, timing, signoff, ECO, design handoffs)
  • LSF, Slurm, Grid Engine, or shared compute infrastructure experience
  • NFS or other shared filesystem experience
  • Deep ownership of build systems, HPC workflows, release infrastructure, or artifact-centered engineering systems
  • Experience creating structured logs, validation results, manifests, provenance records, dashboards, or workflow diagnostics
  • Track record modernizing Make, Tcl, Perl, Python, or shell infrastructure while maintaining compatibility and reproducibility

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