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NVIDIA

Software Engineer, Performance Lab and Tools

NVIDIA
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senior full-time Santa Clara, CA

First indexed 24 Jul 2026

Description

NVIDIA is searching for outstanding software engineers to join the Windows DevOps and Test Labs (WDTL) software team. As a WDTL engineer, you will be building and maintaining the systems, tools and infrastructure required to support and verify the DirectX driver software on our broad family of GPUs.

You will be responsible for:

  • Maintaining and operating a lab of automated testing machines, including system imaging, hardware triage, network configuration, and infrastructure uptime
  • Building tools and systems to support automated testing and improve the software engineering process
  • Building and improving driver verification infrastructure to advance the speed and effectiveness of automated testing
  • Supporting hardware bringup activities for new GPU products, coordinating early driver validation on pre-release silicon
  • Working with various business units launching testing and automation on Windows platforms
  • Troubleshooting and resolving hardware and OS-level issues across the test lab environment
  • Applying DevOps principles to improve our systems and processes
  • Being part of a distributed team of highly skilled and expert engineers

To be successful in this role, you will need:

  • A B.S. or higher degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related field (or equivalent experience)
  • At least 3+ years of proven experience as a skilled developer with at least one scripting language: Perl, PHP or Python
  • Application development skills in C# or a similar compiled language (C++, Java, Go), with experience building tools, services, or automation frameworks. C# is ideal
  • Knowledge of Windows operating system internals (kernel, drivers, registry, imaging, deployment tools)
  • Experience with source control systems
  • Familiarity with databases, SQL, or full stack development a plus
  • Background with tools development and automated test frameworks a plus
  • Experience with hardware product bringup or pre-release silicon validation a plus
  • Experience automating Windows image creation and deployment for test environments a strong plus
  • Hands-on experience managing or maintaining a lab environment of physical test machines a plus

We offer competitive salaries and a generous benefits package, including equity.