Jobs in California
9,100 open roles — posted here, and found on employers' own careers sites.
843 new this week, 660 the week before, counting only boards we were already tracking.
Median posted pay $155,000 from the 3,508 roles here that state a range. Only some employers state pay, and the ones that do skew to California and New York, where the law requires it.
Senior Systems Software Engineer - GPU Diagnostics
NVIDIA
Full-time · Santa Clara, CA · $152,000 – $241,500
NVIDIA is looking for a senior systems software engineer to develop diagnostic software for next-generation GPUs, taking hardware from design through production and into customer systems. The role suits experienced low-level systems programmers with deep knowledge of hardware architecture and the ability to work across complex codebases spanning kernels, drivers, and emulation.
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Principal Software Engineer, At-Scale Reliability and Fleet Intelligence — CSP Engagements
NVIDIA
Santa Clara, CA · $272,000 – $431,250
A principal-level engineer focused on making NVIDIA's systems reliable at hyperscale, working with major cloud providers to measure and improve mean-time-between-interruptions for GPU platforms in production. This role suits someone with deep datacenter systems expertise and a track record of translating fleet reliability data into actionable improvements across firmware, drivers, and hardware.
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Senior Staff Engineer - Enterprise Messaging and Exchange
NVIDIA
Full-time · Santa Clara, CA · $168,000 – $310,500
NVIDIA seeks a senior engineer to architect and operate their global employee messaging infrastructure, primarily Microsoft Exchange across on-premises, hybrid, and cloud environments, alongside supporting collaboration platforms like Slack and Microsoft 365. This role suits someone with deep Exchange expertise who wants ownership over mission-critical systems serving tens of thousands of users at a leading AI company.
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Senior Software Engineer - GeForce NOW Video Streaming
NVIDIA
Santa Clara, CA · $184,000 – $287,500
NVIDIA is seeking a senior engineer to build the video streaming infrastructure that powers GeForce NOW, focusing on ultra-low-latency, high-quality game delivery over variable networks. This role suits someone with deep expertise in GPU-accelerated video pipelines, codec optimization, and performance analysis who wants to work on infrastructure that reaches millions of cloud-gaming users.
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Director, NVIDIA Compute Sales
NVIDIA
Full-time · Santa Clara, CA · $296,000 – $448,500
Lead NVIDIA's enterprise compute platform sales strategy, managing forecasts across product lines and driving growth through technical enablement and partner ecosystem collaboration. This role suits experienced sales leaders with deep AI platform knowledge who can influence product strategy and mentor distributed teams.
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Senior Developer Relations Manager, Digital Health Enterprise Developers
NVIDIA
Full-time · Santa Clara, CA · $224,000 – $431,250
NVIDIA seeks a Senior Developer Relations Manager to help healthcare enterprise software companies adopt the company's AI and GPU computing platforms. This role combines deep technical expertise in generative AI with developer advocacy, suited for someone with substantial experience in healthcare technology and proven ability to lead complex technical partnerships.
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RTL Power Optimization Engineer – New College Grad 2026
NVIDIA
Full-time · Santa Clara, CA · $116,000 – $218,500
NVIDIA is seeking a power optimization engineer to analyze and reduce energy consumption in GPU and networking chips using RTL analysis and machine learning. This role suits recent graduates with electrical engineering backgrounds who want to apply AI techniques to hardware design challenges.
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Senior System Software Engineer, Interactive World Models
NVIDIA
Santa Clara, CA · $184,000 – $356,500
NVIDIA is hiring a systems engineer to productionize interactive world models—technology that generates realistic simulated environments for autonomous vehicles, robotics, and gaming. You'll bridge research and production, optimizing GPU-accelerated systems for real-time inference and working across teams to turn prototypes into reliable, high-performance platforms.
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Compensation Analyst
NVIDIA
Santa Clara, CA · $112,000 – $230,000
This role develops and implements compensation strategies using advanced analytics, market research, and automation tools. It suits someone with quantitative skills and compensation expertise who wants to modernize how a company thinks about pay structures and equity.
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Senior System Software Engineer - Halos
NVIDIA
Santa Clara, CA · $184,000 – $356,500
NVIDIA seeks a senior system software engineer to develop the Halos safety platform for autonomous vehicles and robots. This role combines embedded systems, real-time operating systems, virtualization, and formal methods to create software that runs safely across mixed-criticality hardware platforms.
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Senior System Software Engineer - Halos Core and Robotics Platform
NVIDIA
3 locations · $184,000 – $287,500
NVIDIA is seeking a Senior System Software Engineer to develop safety-critical software for their Halos platform, which powers autonomous vehicles and robotics. This role combines embedded systems, real-time operating systems, virtualization, and formal methods to build mixed-criticality software stacks on edge AI platforms.
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Senior Developer Technology Engineer - Edge Agentic AI
NVIDIA
Full-time · Santa Clara, CA · $152,000 – $287,500
A role focused on enabling agentic AI workflows on NVIDIA edge platforms through technical collaboration, optimization, and developer support. This suits experienced GPU software engineers who want to work across the full stack—from driver-level profiling to open-source projects—and mentor others while shaping the future of edge AI deployment.
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Senior MGX Ecosystem Engineer
NVIDIA
Santa Clara, CA · $168,000 – $258,750
NVIDIA seeks a senior hardware systems engineer to grow their MGX server ecosystem by enabling partners to design and integrate high-performance data center solutions. This role combines technical leadership across electrical, mechanical, and thermal domains with partner relationship management for a company building the infrastructure behind AI computing.
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ECAD PCB Tools Developer
NVIDIA
Full-time · Santa Clara, CA · $168,000 – $310,500
NVIDIA is seeking a software engineer to develop and improve electronic design automation tools for PCB designers, focusing on circuit capture, layout, and signal integrity capabilities. This role suits experienced developers who want to solve complex problems in CAD software while working on tools used across a major technology company.
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Senior Verification Engineer
NVIDIA
Full-time · Santa Clara, CA · $168,000 – $310,500
NVIDIA seeks a senior-level verification engineer to develop comprehensive testplans and UVM-based infrastructure for GPU and SoC display engines used across consumer, automotive, and AI products. This role suits experienced hardware verification engineers with deep expertise in display protocols and system-level design who thrive on collaborating across global teams to deliver silicon-proven solutions.
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Applied Research Engineer, Chip Design
NVIDIA
Full-time · Santa Clara, CA · $192,000 – $356,500
This role applies advanced AI techniques like large language models and agentic systems to accelerate NVIDIA's actual chip design workflows, from RTL generation through verification and optimization. It suits experienced researchers who want to bridge AI research and production silicon, working closely with internal design teams to measure success by concrete engineering velocity rather than academic output.
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Lead Post-Silicon Validation Engineer
NVIDIA
Full-time · Santa Clara, CA · $200,000 – $379,500
Lead the memory subsystem validation for NVIDIA's GPU products from initial silicon bringup through production, working across pre-silicon planning and post-silicon characterization. This role suits senior engineers with deep experience shipping complex memory interfaces who can coordinate across design teams, vendors, and customers to solve critical issues.
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Senior QA Software Engineer - Networking
NVIDIA
Santa Clara, CA · $140,000 – $270,250
NVIDIA is seeking a senior-level QA engineer to develop and execute comprehensive test plans for their Cumulus Linux Ethernet switching systems, focusing on automated testing of Layer 2 and Layer 3 network protocols. This role suits experienced test engineers with strong Python skills and hands-on knowledge of networking protocols and test automation tools.
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Senior Hardware Systems Engineer - LPU Platform Pathfinding
NVIDIA
Santa Clara, CA · $184,000 – $287,500
Senior role leading hardware pathfinding for NVIDIA's next-generation language processing units, working across electrical, mechanical, thermal, and interconnect design to advance AI platform architecture. Suits experienced hardware systems engineers who have driven platform development through multiple technology domains and can collaborate across silicon, data center, and manufacturing teams.
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Senior Software Engineer, L4 - Autonomous Vehicles
NVIDIA
Santa Clara, CA
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Senior Technical Program Manager, Software Compute Platform
NVIDIA
Santa Clara, CA · $168,000 – $322,000
This role oversees end-to-end release management for enterprise compute platform software, coordinating across engineering, product, and operations teams to ensure timely, high-quality deployments at scale. It suits experienced technical leaders who can balance strategic planning with hands-on process improvement and cross-functional collaboration in a complex, high-impact environment.
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Senior Technical Product Marketing Manager - AI Infrastructure
NVIDIA
Santa Clara, CA · $152,000 – $230,000
NVIDIA seeks a Senior Product Marketing Manager to analyze market trends, develop positioning strategies, and create marketing content for their AI infrastructure platform. This role suits experienced product marketers with technical depth who can translate complex GPU capabilities into compelling narratives for engineering, sales, and investor audiences.
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Senior Memory System Engineer
NVIDIA
Santa Clara, CA · $184,000 – $287,500
NVIDIA seeks a memory systems architect to develop and optimize DDR, LPDDR, and HBM technologies for next-generation processors and system-on-chips. This role suits experienced hardware engineers comfortable collaborating across ASIC design, firmware, and supplier partnerships to deliver high-performance, low-power memory solutions.
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Principal Engineer - Enterprise Content and AI Data Platform
NVIDIA
Santa Clara, CA · $248,000 – $391,000
A Principal Engineer role leading three interconnected enterprise platforms focused on sensitive information protection, data governance, and AI knowledge management at NVIDIA. This is for a strong technologist ready to grow into engineering leadership while influencing cross-functional stakeholders across Security, Legal, Finance, and AI teams.
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Senior AI Training Performance Architect
NVIDIA
Full-time · Santa Clara, CA · $184,000 – $287,500
NVIDIA wants a performance optimization expert to analyze and accelerate AI training workloads across their GPU hardware and software stack. This role suits someone with deep expertise in computer architecture, deep learning, and systems-level performance tuning who can work across drivers, frameworks, and application code.
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Reports on California
- Illinois Opened 210 New Roles This Week, Up 16% While Every State Fell 22%Nov 3, 2026
- New Postings Fell 13% Over the Last 30 Days, to 35,477 RolesNov 2, 2026
- Florida Posted 341 New Roles This Week, Down From 396Nov 2, 2026
- Wisconsin Opened 184 New Roles This Week, Up 60% From 115Nov 2, 2026
- Indiana New Roles Up 47% This Week to 172, Against a 22% Fall Across Every StateNov 2, 2026