Senior QA Software Engineer - Networking

at Nvidia

📍 Santa Clara, United States

USD 140,000-270,200 per year

SENIOR

✅ On-site

Tech Stack
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AI Ansible @ 4 BGP @ 4 Cumulus Linux Debugging @ 7 Linux @ 4 Python @ 7

Details

NVIDIA is looking for a top-tier Senior QA Software Test Engineer to join the NVIDIA-Cumulus system Ethernet group. This position will be part of our QA team while the main goal is testing of our Ethernet Switch/Router. You will be participating in requirements and design reviews, developing test plans, test execution, and automated test development for the specific features of Cumulus Linux. Team is involved in the AI & Spectrum-X solution testing.

Responsibilities

Functional Testing of various Layer2 and Layer3 features of NVIDIA-Mellanox Spectrum series Ethernet Switch systems running NVIDIA-Cumulus Linux
Writing detailed feature and system test plans, defining and designing test beds and topologies
Identifying and reporting issues found during testing into the defect tracking system and validating the fixes and workarounds
Developing automated test suites for different features of NVIDIA-Cumulus Linux
Building and maintaining automation required to ensure quality via continuous functional regression
Collaborating with design, test and other internal engineering groups to identify, report and resolve

Requirements

B.S. degree in Engineering/Computer Science/related field, or equivalent experience
5+ years of demonstrable experience in Software Quality Engineering
Strong skills in Python or other scripting languages is a must. Good to have ansible knowledge
Strong technical abilities, problem solving, designing, coding and debugging skills
Hands on experience on any L2 and L3 protocols like MLAG, VLAN, STP, OSPF, BGP, EVPN etc
Experience with using test tools from Ixia or Spirent and working experience in test management
Proficiency with tools like HP ALM
Good experience working on Unix or Linux based OS
Great teammate with multi-tasking ability and good interpersonal skills
Solid foundation in and understanding of software engineering practices

Benefits

With competitive salaries and a generous benefits package, we are widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers.
You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Salary

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 140,000 USD - 224,250 USD for Level 3, and 168,000 USD - 270,250 USD for Level 4.