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Senior Software Engineer, System Validation - EDA Infrastructure
Nvidia Corporation · 🇺🇸 5 Locations
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- 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. USCIS also records 394 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- 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. 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 roles701 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. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
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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Sponsor Radar — Nvidia Corporation
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. USCIS also records 394 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
NVIDIA is hiring engineers to scale up the introduction of next generation architecture into its EDA Infrastructure. We expect you to have a deep understanding of new product introductions (NPIs), distributed systems, familiarity with software testing and deployment, and excellent communication and planning abilities. We also welcome out-of-the-box thinkers who can provide new ideas with strong execution bias. Expect to be constantly challenged, improving, and evolving for the better. You and other engineers in this team will help advance NVIDIA's capacity to build and deploy leading infrastructure solutions. What are you waiting for if you're creative, passionate about what you do, and love having fun apply today! We’re looking for a highly motivated, creative candidate with strong experience in new product introductions at scale to join the EDA Team. Principal Software Engineer available for suitable candidates. You will lead the architecture, design and implementation of our EDA clusters using the latest technologies. Are you ready to change the next generation of computing? Join us at the forefront of technological advancement. What you’ll be doing: • Lead technical activities for new product introductions at scale with focus on hybrid deployments between cloud and on-prem • Providing expertise in new product introduction planning spanning infrastructure workflows, hardware, software release, workload orchestration and application tuning • Provide fast and creative solutions for complex problems and write effective, clear and reliable architecture specification • Translate requirements to vision, architecture and roadmap • Work with engineering teams across NVIDIA to ensure new product architectures integrate seamlessly from the hardware all the way up to workloads. What we need to see: • 12+ overall years of experience • BS degree in Computer Science or a related technical field involving coding (e.g., physics or mathematics) or equivalent experience. • A proven track record of impactful project deliveries focused on cloud infrastructure or cloud application services. • Experience with at scale infrastructure, DevOps and/or SRE practices and/or Platform Engineering. • Systematic problem-solving approach, coupled with strong communications skills and a sense of ownership and drive. • System-level experience with both hardware and software • Motivated self-starter with an equal balance of strong problem-solving skills and customer-facing communication skills • Passion for continuous learning and knowledge transfer. Ability to work concurrently with multiple groups locally and abroad in the organization Ways to stand out from the crowd: • Developing ML/AI infrastructure. Developing bare metal as a service (BMaaS) associated systems. Developing multi-cloud infrastructure services. • Interest in crafting, analyzing and fixing large-scale distributed systems. • Systematic problem-solving approach, coupled with strong communication skills and a sense of ownership and drive. NVIDIA is leading the way in groundbreaking developments in Artificial Intelligence, High-Performance Computing, and Visualization. Our invention serves as the visual cortex of modern computers and is at the heart of our products and services. Our work opens up new universes to explore, enables amazing creativity and discovery, and powers what were once science fiction inventions from artificial intelligence to autonomous cars. NVIDIA is seeking exceptional individuals like you to help us drive the next wave of artificial intelligence. Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 224,000 USD - 356,500 USD for Level 5, and 272,000 USD - 431,250