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Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 2,374 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first.
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The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
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No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area.
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What Nvidia Corporation paid sponsored hires in similar roles701 certified filings for “Engineer Senior Systems Software” (Software Developers) in CA: $173k–$214k, median $190k.
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- Employer is on a government sponsor record
- The US Department of Labor certified 2,374 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- No salary bar for this route
- H-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Nvidia Corporation paid sponsored hires in similar roles
- 701 certified filings for “Engineer Senior Systems Software” (Software Developers) in CA: $173k–$214k, median $190k. Most were filed at wage level IV (82%) — 4 lottery entries, ≈61% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. The pay stated here (152,000 USD) is below what this employer usually pays sponsored hires for this role. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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About the role
We are now looking for a Senior DFX Software Engineer - Machine Learning. Do you like to think creatively and enjoy solving challenges that require innovation? If so, we may have an opportunity for you. On our team we define and build methodologies, software, and flows tailored to the field of silicon device testing, silicon debug, and silicon failure analysis. We owe our success to our people, some of the brightest in the world, and a company culture that fosters and encourages innovation, and fuels our creativity!
Our team contributes to the advancement of all the fields in which NVIDIA participates, from gaming to building groundbreaking state-of-the-art compute platforms and Artificial Intelligence, by enabling high quality Silicon defect screening to sustain all these fields. This often requires new ways of thinking in order to meet new challenges, and we pride ourselves in our ability to tackle these challenges in ways that enable our success. If you are a like-minded person who enjoys innovation and likes to solve technical challenges then we would love to hear from you!
What you'll be doing:
• Develop high performance software to enable design and development of efficient test pattern generation, application of these patterns on Silicon, failure analysis, and yield learning
• Create efficient parallel graph traversal and graph analysis techniques
• Work with multi-functional teams to assess and tackle problems that involve multiple areas of expertise through the company
• Apply LLMs, RAGs, graph-based ML approaches, and reinforcement learning to define innovative solutions
What we need to see:
• BS in EE or CS (or equivalent experience); MS or higher degree preferred
• 5+ years of experience in Software development
• Strong programming experience in Python or C++. Hands on development in modern C++ is a huge plus.
• Experience use of LLMs (Large Language Models), GNNs (Graph Neural Networks), and Reinforcement Learning for efficient EDA solution.
• Expertise in high performance algorithms for DFT, simulations, and failure analysis.
• Understanding of different agent architectures, RAG systems, and communication protocols
• Deep familiarity with reinforcement learning algorithms like PPO, SAC, or Q-learning, including experience tuning hyper-parameters and reward functions
• Hands on experience with large scale training (e.g., ZeRO) and data processing (e.g. Spark)
• Excellent communication skills
Ways to stand out from the crowd:
• Proven deployment of large-scale agentic application with high concurrency and agility
• Experience with software and hardware especially involving DFT, failure analysis, and CAD tools
• Working experience of agentic models / frameworks, observability and evaluation tools
• In-depth understanding of the graph neural networks, and reinforcement learning for logic design automation
• Experience with fine-tuning large language models, building advanced multi-agent systems, RAG pipelines and vector databases
NVIDIA offers highly competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package. We have some of the most brilliant and talented people in the world working for us and, due to unprecedented growth, our world-class engineering teams are growing fast. If you're a creative and autonomous engineer with real passion for technology, 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 152,000 USD - 241,500 USD for Level 3, and 184,000 USD - 287,500 USD for Level 4.
You will also be eligible for equity and benefits .
Applications for this job will be accepted at least until October 27, 2026.
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
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