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 Cell Modeling and Verification Engineer
NVIDIA
Full-time · Santa Clara, CA · $136,000 – $218,500
NVIDIA seeks a senior engineer to develop behavioral models and verification for custom mixed-signal design cells used across their GPU and ASIC products, using hardware description languages and scripting to ensure performance and power efficiency. This role bridges circuit and digital design, requiring hands-on RTL simulation expertise and collaboration with cross-functional teams.
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Senior Software Engineer, Hardware Tools and Methodology Development
NVIDIA
Full-time · Santa Clara, CA · $136,000 – $218,500
NVIDIA's Clocks group seeks a software engineer to design and develop tools for RTL generation across GPU products, improving algorithms for automated connectivity and Verilog processing. This role suits someone comfortable bridging software and hardware domains, with strong C++ skills and ASIC design knowledge.
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Senior Memory Controller Verification Engineer
NVIDIA
Full-time · 2 locations · $136,000 – $264,500
NVIDIA seeks a verification engineer to develop testbenches and test plans for memory subsystem IP used across graphics, autonomous vehicles, HPC, and AI platforms. The role involves working with design teams to ensure functional correctness and performance, with exposure to post-silicon verification.
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Senior SOC Design Engineer
NVIDIA
Full-time · Santa Clara, CA · $136,000 – $264,500
NVIDIA is seeking a Senior SOC Design Engineer to lead the integration of complex IP blocks and develop methodologies for building next-generation GPUs and system-on-chips. This role suits experienced chip designers who thrive on automation, cross-team collaboration, and solving large-scale integration challenges at the front-end of silicon design.
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Senior Developer Technology Engineer - Agentic AI
NVIDIA
Full-time · Santa Clara, CA · $152,000 – $287,500
Optimize performance of NVIDIA's RTX and DGX chips for AI agent applications, working with partners and OSS projects to accelerate real-world workflows. This role suits experienced software engineers who excel at profiling, debugging, and performance tuning across CPU and GPU workloads.
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Senior Technical Program Manager, NVIDIA Metropolis
NVIDIA
Full-time · Santa Clara, CA · $168,000 – $322,000
NVIDIA is seeking a Technical Program Manager to oversee the development and delivery of AI-enabled software applications within their Metropolis platform, managing the full lifecycle from concept through deployment. This role suits someone with deep program management experience who thrives coordinating engineering teams, tracking metrics, and driving strategic execution in fast-moving AI environments.
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Senior Analyst, SOX and Internal Audit
NVIDIA
Santa Clara, CA · $100,000 – $155,250
NVIDIA seeks a senior compliance and audit professional to manage SOX 404 controls, internal audit projects, and work with finance leadership to assess financial reporting risks across the organization. This role suits someone with Big 4 experience who wants to take ownership of control design and testing in a high-tech environment.
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Systems Engineer, World Model Evaluation - Autonomous Vehicles
NVIDIA
Santa Clara, CA · $184,000 – $287,500
NVIDIA seeks a systems engineer to develop perception, mapping, and localization requirements for autonomous vehicle solutions, working across hardware, safety, and product teams to build world-class self-driving systems that meet automotive standards.
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Senior System Software Engineer, Performance - CUDA Driver
NVIDIA
Santa Clara, CA · $184,000 – $287,500
NVIDIA is seeking a senior engineer to work on the CUDA driver and runtime, optimizing performance across GPU compute platforms used in deep learning, scientific computing, and graphics. This role suits someone with strong low-level systems expertise who can solve complex performance problems across the full software and hardware stack.
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Senior Signal Integrity Engineer – LPU Packaging
NVIDIA
Santa Clara, CA · $168,000 – $310,500
NVIDIA seeks a signal integrity expert to design and optimize high-speed interconnect channels for advanced chip packages and data center systems. This role suits experienced engineers who excel at cross-functional collaboration and want to drive critical performance solutions for AI and HPC platforms.
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Senior NPI Program Manager
NVIDIA
2 locations · $168,000 – $258,750
NVIDIA seeks a senior program manager to oversee manufacturing and production ramp for Data Center AI accelerator boards, coordinating with engineering, operations, and factory teams to ensure smooth mass production of complex hardware. This role suits experienced program managers from the server or semiconductor industry who can drive cross-functional alignment and resolve technical production challenges at scale.
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Senior Architect, SOC Modeling
NVIDIA
Santa Clara, CA · $152,000 – $287,500
NVIDIA's Architecture Modeling group seeks an experienced architect to develop functional models and analysis frameworks for GPU and system-on-chip designs across datacenter, automotive, and client products. This role suits someone with deep computer architecture knowledge and strong C++ skills who can guide modeling teams and collaborate across distributed teams to advance chip performance and efficiency.
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Senior Program Manager, Logistics and Fulfillment Technology Enablement
NVIDIA
Full-time · Santa Clara, CA · $176,000 – $276,000
This role leads the strategy, architecture, and delivery of NVIDIA's global logistics and fulfillment technology platforms, including SAP systems and shipment visibility tools, transforming supply chain operations from manual processes into automated, intelligent solutions. It suits an experienced technology leader with deep supply chain expertise who can own complex, multi-stakeholder programs across global teams and partners.
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Noise Co-Design Engineer
NVIDIA
Full-time · Santa Clara, CA · $136,000 – $264,500
Design and optimize voltage noise and power delivery across chip, package, and board for next-generation silicon, working across multiple teams to translate product targets into shipped specifications and drive show-stopper issues to closure.
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Principal Chip Lead, Silicon Co-Design Group
NVIDIA
Full-time · Santa Clara, CA · $232,000 – $368,000
A technical leadership role guiding one of NVIDIA's most critical silicon programs through multi-functional challenges from architecture to production. This suits someone with 15+ years of semiconductor experience who thrives as a bridge between engineering disciplines, solving hard problems without direct authority.
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HSIO Validation Lead – Silicon Co-Design
NVIDIA
Santa Clara, CA · $168,000 – $310,500
This role leads silicon validation for NVIDIA's high-speed interfaces like PCIe and NVLink, debugging across the full stack from protocol behavior through firmware and hardware to resolve critical failures before production. The position suits engineers who combine deep protocol expertise with hands-on lab skills and the judgment to navigate complex system-level problems under schedule pressure.
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Senior Deep Learning Scientist, Multimodal Agentic RL
NVIDIA
3 locations · $184,000 – $287,500
NVIDIA is seeking a Senior Deep Learning Scientist to develop multimodal agentic AI systems that reason and act across audio, visual, and text modalities. This role suits researchers with deep expertise in reinforcement learning and foundation models who want to shape core algorithms for large-scale AI products used by millions.
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Senior Speed Characterization Engineer - Silicon Co-Design Group
NVIDIA
Full-time · Santa Clara, CA · $136,000 – $264,500
This role owns silicon speed characterization and validation for NVIDIA's AI processors, from first power-on through production. You'll close the gap between pre-silicon predictions and measured silicon performance, trace frequency failures to their root cause, build AI-driven test automation, and provide the data that settles architectural tradeoffs across the company.
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ASIC Verification Engineer
NVIDIA
2 locations · $116,000 – $189,750
This role involves designing and validating clocking and reset logic for NVIDIA's processors across data centers, graphics, autonomous vehicles, and AI platforms. You'll own verification from test planning through productization, working with industry-standard tools and advanced methodologies to ensure bug-free designs at scale.
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Senior Power and Performance Engineer
NVIDIA
Full-time · 2 locations · $168,000 – $310,500
Design and optimize power and thermal management systems that control GPU and CPU performance within safe operating limits, working across firmware, hardware, and software teams to deliver products from prototype through production. This role suits engineers experienced in silicon bring-up and system-level power optimization who can translate complex thermal and performance trade-offs into actionable decisions for leadership.
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System Verification Co-Design Engineer - Speed and Rel
NVIDIA
Full-time · Santa Clara, CA · $136,000 – $264,500
This role bridges design and validation for high-performance chip architectures across gaming, datacenters, and automotive platforms. You'll own the verification strategy for speed features, build automation infrastructure to test and debug them, and work cross-functionally to ship products on schedule while applying modern tools like AI to compress cycle time.
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Post-Silicon Validation and Methodology Engineer
NVIDIA
Full-time · Santa Clara, CA · $136,000 – $218,500
This role owns the validation and bring-up of NVIDIA's next-generation silicon from first power-on through production release, building the test infrastructure, automation, and methodologies that catch hardware-software integration issues before they reach customers. It suits experienced hardware engineers who thrive at the boundary between architecture and reality, combining deep technical fundamentals with the ability to redesign team workflows and deploy AI-assisted tooling to accelerate silicon validation.
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Principal Power and Thermal Architect
NVIDIA
Full-time · Santa Clara, CA · $232,000 – $368,000
NVIDIA is seeking a principal-level architect to identify and drive system-level innovations in power and thermal management across their GPU and datacenter platforms. The role combines research scouting with hands-on leadership to translate emerging co-design ideas into production differentiation across multiple engineering teams.
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Senior Manager, System Co-Design Manager - SCG Team
NVIDIA
Santa Clara, CA · $232,000 – $368,000
NVIDIA is seeking a Senior Manager to lead product co-design and verification efforts for speed, reliability, and power compliance across their Silicon Co-Design Group, overseeing system design methodologies and silicon validation. This role suits experienced semiconductor leaders who excel at translating between product requirements and technical implementation while mentoring cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.
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Senior Silicon Product Engineer, DFP – Manufacturing
NVIDIA
Full-time · Santa Clara, CA · $168,000 – $310,500
This role owns the design-for-manufacturing and test validation strategy for complex silicon products like GPUs and SoCs in high-volume production, translating product requirements into manufacturing test plans that balance quality, yield, and cost. It suits experienced silicon validation engineers who can drive multi-functional alignment on testability, lead yield analysis, and use AI to accelerate testing methodologies and debug workflows.
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