Senior VLSI CAD Software Engineer

- Design, development, review, test, and support of high-capacity and high-performance chip design and visualization tools, with possible tasks ranging from modeling to algorithms

- Writing challenging, innovative, well-designed, high-quality new code for desktop engineering applications

- Participate in a variety of agile practices with fellow developers

- Collaborate with internal engineering customers worldwide to envision new tools and define their requirementsbe doing, *who* they'll be working with, and *how* their work will fit into NVIDIA's work

- MS CS/CPE or BS CS/CPE (or equivalent experience)

- Minimum 10 years of experience in CAD/EDA tool development

- Skill in CAD data structures and algorithms, especially for physical VLSI design automation

- Expert skills in C++, Java , or C#

- Proficiency with modern software platforms and tools (e.g. C++20, Java 21, git, IDEA/Visual Studio/CLion, unit test frameworks, CI/CD)

- Skilled in software system architecture and Object-Oriented design

- Desire to use sound software design principles in a modern and evolving AI environment

- Able to adapt to the needs of our team's growing scope and vision

- Experience with AI-based code assistant tools

- Experience designing and writing code for large-scale design automation tools

- Performance analysis and tuning experience

- Knowledge of at least one physical CAD data model

- Interested in VLSI chip design concepts and EDA tools

NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world's most desirable employers. And due to outstanding growth, our teams are rapidly growing. Are you passionate about becoming a part of a best-in-class team supporting the latest in GPU and AI technology?

If so, we want to hear from you!

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 168,000 USD - 264,500 USD for Level 4, and 196,000 USD - 310,500 USD for Level 5.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits .

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until July 14, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

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