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 Software Program Manager - Datacenter Compute Server
NVIDIA
Full-time · Santa Clara, CA · $200,000 – $322,000
This role leads software and firmware execution for NVIDIA's datacenter compute platforms, managing release schedules, cross-team collaboration, and customer satisfaction across complex products used in HPC and AI workloads. It suits experienced program managers comfortable with technical depth, strategic planning, and coordinating between hardware, firmware, and software organizations in a fast-paced environment.
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Senior Software Engineer, Embedded Platform Middleware — Automotive and Robotics
NVIDIA
Full-time · Santa Clara, CA · $184,000 – $287,500
Join NVIDIA's embedded systems team building foundational middleware that enables safe, high-performance communication across GPUs and processors in autonomous vehicles and robotics platforms. This role suits experienced systems engineers who want to ship safety-critical software that runs in production vehicles and robots, working on the low-level architecture that connects specialized hardware.
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Principal Software Architect, Networking AI
NVIDIA
Full-time · Santa Clara, CA · $272,000 – $431,250
NVIDIA is hiring a senior architect to design networking solutions for AI data centers, focusing on collective communication protocols and large-scale model training infrastructure. This role suits someone with deep expertise in distributed systems, networking, and AI who can lead cross-functional teams to innovate at scale.
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Senior ASIC Verification Engineer
NVIDIA
8 locations · $136,000 – $264,500
NVIDIA seeks a senior verification engineer to validate the design and architecture of their advanced SoCs and GPUs using sophisticated methodologies. This role is ideal for someone with strong SystemVerilog and C++ skills who thrives on debugging complex silicon and enjoys collaborating across distributed teams.
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Senior DFT Methodology - Data Analytics and Applied AI Engineer
NVIDIA
Santa Clara, CA · $152,000 – $230,000
NVIDIA seeks a senior engineer to develop data analytics and machine learning solutions for design-for-test methodology on advanced semiconductor chips, working with pre- and post-silicon data to solve complex validation challenges. This role suits engineers with strong backgrounds in data pipelines, statistical analysis, and applied AI who want to impact chip architecture at a leading semiconductor company.
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Manager, Financial Systems
NVIDIA
Full-time · Santa Clara, CA · $168,000 – $258,750
This role manages SAP BPC planning models and master data governance for a large technology company's financial planning operations, involving headcount, expense, and capital planning cycles alongside month-end close activities. It suits someone with deep SAP expertise and finance systems experience who can bridge technical systems work with business partnership and team leadership.
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Liquid-Cooling Specialist - Datacenter
NVIDIA
Full-time · Santa Clara, CA · $60,000 – $120,750
This role maintains and improves NVIDIA's liquid cooling systems in datacenter labs, managing equipment installation, preventive maintenance, and collaboration with engineering teams to ensure reliable infrastructure for next-generation hardware validation. It's suitable for someone with hands-on mechanical experience in cooling systems or lab environments who can troubleshoot complex infrastructure and work across multiple teams.
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Senior RMA Customer Experience Manager
NVIDIA
Santa Clara, CA · $136,000 – $212,750
A customer experience manager overseeing replacement part fulfillment and RMA case resolution for a hardware company. This role suits operations-focused professionals with supply chain expertise who excel at coordinating across manufacturing, quality, and customer teams to resolve technical issues under strict service agreements.
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Senior Site Reliability Engineer - Cloud
NVIDIA
Full-time · Santa Clara, CA · $168,000 – $264,500
A senior cloud infrastructure engineer supporting NVIDIA's Digital Marketing Organization, responsible for maintaining and scaling production services with focus on CDN optimization, Kubernetes deployments, and AI model infrastructure. This role suits experienced SREs who thrive on incident response, automation, and building reliable systems at scale.
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Senior Systems Architect - Datacenter
NVIDIA
Santa Clara, CA · $184,000 – $287,500
NVIDIA seeks a Systems Architect to design next-generation GPU-based AI supercomputing datacenters, defining engineering requirements and managing tradeoffs across performance, power, cooling, and cost. This role suits experienced engineers who can collaborate across teams to create scalable, production-ready datacenter blueprints.
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Director, Silicon Operations Production Planning
NVIDIA
Full-time · Santa Clara, CA · $144,000 – $299,000
Lead a team of supply planners managing advanced chip packaging production schedules and supply chain strategy for NVIDIA's data center products. This role suits experienced operations managers who can balance complex constraints across multiple teams while driving continuous improvement in a fast-paced semiconductor environment.
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Go-to-Market Product Manager
NVIDIA
Full-time · Santa Clara, CA · $136,000 – $258,750
NVIDIA seeks a product manager to shepherd hardware products through development, launch, and maturity, coordinating across engineering, operations, and marketing teams. This role suits someone with hands-on hardware experience who thrives managing complex cross-functional dependencies and communicating with leadership.
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Senior GPU Validation Engineer
NVIDIA
Full-time · 2 locations · $140,000 – $224,250
NVIDIA is hiring a test engineer to design automated tests and build quality tools for GeForce GPU drivers and SDKs, incorporating AI-driven automation across Windows and Linux platforms. This role suits someone with 5+ years of Python/C/C++ experience who understands GPU technologies and can bridge software testing with hardware fundamentals.
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Senior Manager, Robotics Quality Assurance
NVIDIA
Full-time · Santa Clara, CA · $216,000 – $345,000
Lead quality assurance strategy and test automation for NVIDIA's robotics platform, overseeing validation of hardware, software, AI models, and simulation environments. This role suits experienced engineering managers comfortable with complex test infrastructure, robotics systems, and cross-functional leadership.
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Data Center Power Test Architect
NVIDIA
Santa Clara, CA · $168,000 – $322,000
NVIDIA is hiring a senior technical leader to architect and own the testing strategy for power systems across its next-generation datacenter hardware and software stack. The role suits experienced engineers who can design scalable test infrastructure, mentor teams, and drive quality across NVIDIA's AI and HPC platforms.
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Segment Sales Leader, Enterprise Platforms
NVIDIA
Full-time · Santa Clara, CA · $224,000 – $356,500
Lead enterprise sales strategy for NVIDIA's RTX PRO Data Center segment, building partner ecosystems and customer adoption programs for AI inference and GPU-accelerated infrastructure. This role suits experienced enterprise sales leaders who can manage complex channel partnerships and translate technical products into compelling market narratives.
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GeForce Marketing Manager - Esports and Competitive Gaming
NVIDIA
Santa Clara, CA · $136,000 – $224,250
NVIDIA seeks a strategic marketing leader to drive the GeForce brand in esports and competitive gaming through global campaigns, publisher partnerships, and product launches. This role suits experienced consumer marketers with deep knowledge of the esports ecosystem who want to shape how gamers experience PC gaming at the competitive level.
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Distinguished Engineer – Data Center System Software Architect
NVIDIA
Santa Clara, CA · $320,000 – $488,750
A senior technical architect role leading the system software design for NVIDIA's data center AI platforms, working across firmware, drivers, and operating systems while engaging directly with major cloud providers. This suits someone with deep expertise in complex server architectures and the influence to shape product roadmaps at the industry's highest level.
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Senior Firmware Engineer – CSP Engagements
NVIDIA
Santa Clara, CA · $184,000 – $356,500
NVIDIA seeks a senior firmware engineer to design and optimize system software for data center platforms, working directly with cloud service providers on hardware-software integration, debugging, and deployment of next-generation computing systems.
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Lead Systems Software Test Engineer – CSP Engagements
NVIDIA
Santa Clara, CA · $184,000 – $287,500
NVIDIA is hiring a senior test engineer to validate ML software stacks on datacenter hardware across cloud providers, working from lab through customer deployment to ensure system stability and performance. This role suits someone with deep cluster-to-software debugging experience who enjoys both technical problem-solving and cross-team collaboration.
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Distinguished Engineer, Storage – AI Cloud
NVIDIA
Full-time · Santa Clara, CA · $320,000 – $488,750
NVIDIA is seeking a Distinguished Engineer to architect and lead the storage strategy for AI Cloud infrastructure, managing exabyte-scale systems that power the world's largest GPU fleets. This role suits a deeply technical systems expert with decades of high-performance storage experience who can set multi-year technical direction while remaining hands-on with code and production systems.
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Principal Software Engineer – CSP Engagements
NVIDIA
Santa Clara, CA · $272,000 – $431,250
NVIDIA seeks a Principal Software Engineer to architect and lead system software for next-generation data center platforms, serving as the technical lead for cloud service provider partnerships. This role is for someone who can drive critical design decisions, resolve complex customer issues, and bridge software-hardware concerns across large-scale infrastructure projects.
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Senior Software Engineer, NCCL
NVIDIA
Santa Clara, CA · $152,000 – $287,500
NVIDIA seeks a senior software engineer to design and maintain optimized communication runtimes and system software for GPU clusters in AI and HPC applications. This role suits someone with deep systems knowledge who wants to work on foundational infrastructure powering machine learning and scientific computing.
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Developer Technology Engineer, Public Sector - New College Grad 2026
NVIDIA
Full-time · Santa Clara, CA · $124,000 – $195,500
NVIDIA seeks a new graduate engineer to optimize GPU-accelerated applications for federal government use, working with customers and internal teams to enhance performance across diverse computing domains. This role suits computer scientists who combine strong parallel programming skills with interest in solving complex problems at the intersection of high-performance computing and public sector needs.
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Senior Systems Software Engineer - Infrastructure
NVIDIA
Santa Clara, CA · $224,000 – $356,500
This role leads the design and development of GPU firmware infrastructure platforms, including CI/CD pipelines, build systems, and test automation that enable NVIDIA's product teams to ship faster. It suits senior engineers with deep expertise in distributed systems, DevOps, and platform architecture who thrive on solving complex cross-organizational engineering challenges.
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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