Jobs in Santa Clara, CA
580 open roles — posted here, and found on employers' own careers sites.
103 new this week, 76 the week before, counting only boards we were already tracking.
Median posted pay $235,000 from the 146 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 Engineer, Agent Performance Modeling
NVIDIA
Santa Clara, CA · $152,000 – $287,500
NVIDIA is seeking a senior engineer to build AI agent systems that automate simulation, evaluation, and performance analysis for their inference and hardware platforms. The role combines AI expertise with performance engineering to help optimize emerging workloads across GPU and future LPU systems.
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Senior Software Development Tech Lead – NVLink FW and NVOS
NVIDIA
Santa Clara, CA
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Senior Performance Engineer
NVIDIA
2 locations
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Senior Product Manager – AI Inference Performance
NVIDIA
Santa Clara, CA
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Senior Applied Research Scientist, Multimodal Foundation Models – Healthcare
NVIDIA
Santa Clara, CA
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Senior Software Performance Engineer - Autonomous Vehicles
NVIDIA
Santa Clara, CA
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Senior DFT - Silicon Validation Engineer
NVIDIA
Santa Clara, CA · $168,000 – $310,500
NVIDIA seeks a seasoned design-for-test engineer to architect and execute silicon validation strategies for their most advanced semiconductor chips, leading the transition from design through production ramp. This role combines technical depth in DFT methodology with cross-functional leadership, suited for someone with years of hands-on chip validation experience who can drive yield and define next-generation test approaches.
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Senior Director, Industry Analyst Relations and Market Intelligence
NVIDIA
Full-time · Santa Clara, CA · $304,000 – $460,000
Lead NVIDIA's analyst relations and market intelligence functions, shaping industry narratives and providing strategic insights that influence product development and executive decision-making. This role combines deep engagement with research firms and analysts with building a team that translates market signals into actionable intelligence for a technology leader.
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Principal Power and Performance Architect
NVIDIA
Santa Clara, CA · $272,000 – $431,250
NVIDIA is hiring a principal architect to design power management systems across their product portfolio, from datacenter chips to client devices. This role suits someone with deep silicon expertise who can lead cross-functional teams and drive power optimization across hardware and software.
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Demand Planning Analyst
NVIDIA
Santa Clara, CA
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CAD Engineer
NVIDIA
Santa Clara, CA · $116,000 – $189,750
NVIDIA seeks a CAD engineer to support foundry techfiles, debug design issues, and develop automation scripts for circuit designers using industry-standard EDA tools. This role suits someone with strong programming skills who enjoys both technical problem-solving and working directly with designers across the chip design process.
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Senior PCB Library Engineer
NVIDIA
Full-time · Santa Clara, CA · $168,000 – $322,000
This role owns the creation and maintenance of PCB component libraries and design assets for NVIDIA's advanced computing platforms, requiring deep expertise in footprint development, manufacturing processes, and design standards. It suits experienced PCB engineers or component specialists who can bridge layout, manufacturing, and reliability concerns while driving quality and automation across a complex design ecosystem.
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Formal Verification Engineer - New College Grad 2026
NVIDIA
Full-time · 2 locations · $100,000 – $166,750
NVIDIA seeks recent graduates to apply formal verification techniques to hardware design, proving the correctness of processors and accelerators through mathematical reasoning and specialized tools. This role suits analytically strong graduates excited about working with experienced engineers to catch bugs before silicon fabrication.
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Principal Architect, SoC and Systems Modelling
NVIDIA
Full-time · Santa Clara, CA · $272,000 – $431,250
NVIDIA seeks an experienced architect to lead the modeling and analysis of chip and system architectures, working across multiple teams to design simulation tools and validate performance innovations. This role suits someone with deep expertise in computer architecture, C++ development, and systems modeling who thrives in collaborative technical environments.
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Senior ASIC Design Engineer - DFT
NVIDIA
Santa Clara, CA · $168,000 – $310,500
NVIDIA is hiring a senior engineer to architect and implement design-for-test solutions for their next-generation AI chips, working across the full silicon lifecycle from design through post-silicon validation. This role suits someone with deep DFT expertise and SoC design experience who enjoys mentoring others and collaborating across hardware and software teams.
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Principal Engineer, CUDA UMD - GPU Kernel Scheduling
NVIDIA
Santa Clara, CA · $272,000 – $431,250
A principal-level systems software engineer role focused on designing and implementing core GPU kernel scheduling features within NVIDIA's CUDA Driver platform. This position suits experienced C/C++ developers with deep OS-level knowledge who want to shape the software foundation enabling AI, scientific computing, and graphics workloads on NVIDIA hardware.
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Material Handler
NVIDIA
Full-time · Santa Clara, CA · $44,000 – $87,975
A material handler at NVIDIA managing semiconductor inventory, coordinating stock movements, and maintaining compliance with ESD and quality standards across test and shipping areas. The role is suited to warehouse professionals with systems experience who thrive in precision-focused environments supporting hardware engineering teams.
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Senior DFT Methodology Engineer
NVIDIA
Full-time · 3 locations · $168,000 – $310,500
This role owns design-for-test methodology across NVIDIA's semiconductor products, architecting test solutions and verification strategies for next-generation chips while mentoring junior engineers. It suits experienced RTL and verification engineers who want to shape testing strategy on some of the industry's most complex designs.
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Senior DFT Power Methodology Engineer
NVIDIA
Full-time · Santa Clara, CA · $168,000 – $310,500
This role involves developing design-for-test power methodologies and enabling advanced AI techniques to optimize thermal management and quality for NVIDIA's next-generation datacenter GPUs. You'll partner across teams to solve complex semiconductor manufacturing challenges while mentoring junior engineers on test design trade-offs.
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Manager, First Time Deployment - NVIS
NVIDIA
Full-time · Santa Clara, CA · $184,000 – $345,000
Lead a team of solutions architects and engineers deploying NVIDIA's GPU and AI infrastructure at scale, guiding initial customer deployments from prototype to production while bridging engineering and field operations. This role suits someone with deep systems expertise who thrives mentoring technical teams through complex technical challenges and customer engagements.
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Senior ASIC Design Engineer
NVIDIA
Full-time · 4 locations · $136,000 – $264,500
Join NVIDIA's System ASIC team to design sophisticated GPU and SoC modules, working across RTL design, synthesis, and chip integration for applications spanning consumer graphics to autonomous vehicles and AI. This role offers the opportunity to shape cutting-edge silicon architecture while collaborating with architects and verification engineers on complex system-level design challenges.
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Senior Architect, Camera ISP
NVIDIA
Santa Clara, CA · $184,000 – $356,500
This role leads the architectural design and continuous advancement of image signal processing systems for NVIDIA's autonomous vehicles, robots, and computer vision products. It suits experienced imaging technologists who want to combine deep learning methods with camera hardware optimization to solve perception problems at scale.
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Principal SoC Architect, Robotics and Automotive
NVIDIA
Santa Clara, CA · $272,000 – $488,750
NVIDIA is hiring a Principal SoC Architect to design next-generation system-on-chip architectures that combine GPUs, vision accelerators, and real-time processors for robotics and autonomous vehicles. This role suits experienced silicon architects with deep expertise in high-performance SoC design, robotics I/O, real-time systems, and the ability to bridge hardware and software across complex edge AI applications.
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Senior Systems Software Engineer – GPU Software
NVIDIA
Santa Clara, CA
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Senior Software Program Manager – CSP Engagements
NVIDIA
Full-time · Santa Clara, CA · $168,000 – $322,000
This role manages deep technical relationships between NVIDIA's software teams and hyperscale cloud providers deploying next-generation datacenter systems, requiring you to bridge customer requirements with internal engineering priorities. It suits experienced systems software leaders or engineering managers who have shipped datacenter platforms and can earn trust with senior customer engineering teams.
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