Tech Lead Ethernet Networking Verification Engineer

at Nvidia

USD 184,000-287,500 per year

SENIOR

✅ On-site

Tech Stack
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Details

NVIDIA is seeking a highly qualified engineer for its Ethernet Switch Networking Development team in Austin. This role combines technical leadership with hands-on involvement in Networking Switch SDK verification. The engineer will partner with Architecture, SDK and Firmware Development, and Customer-Facing teams to create new test infrastructure and improve existing systems to increase the quality of NVIDIA's Ethernet software stack.

Responsibilities

Lead the development and optimization of software, tools, and libraries supporting OS verification infrastructure.
Collaborate with hardware, firmware, DevOps, and software teams.
Develop test suites for network protocols, including pre-silicon and post-silicon testing such as bring-up, simulation, and Palladium.
Develop performance indicators and benchmarks to evaluate current and future software performance.
Build dashboards and reports featuring regression analysis and degradation detection.
Improve existing automation workflows to accelerate the deployment of new software releases.
Drive the evolution of CI/CD pipelines using AI agents and the latest tools and models.
Guide code reviews and architecture discussions, and define standard methodologies for verification excellence.
Coordinate projects across verification teams worldwide.
Mentor and serve as a role model for junior team members.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a similar field, or equivalent experience.
8+ years of experience developing software for network validation and verification.
Expert-level Python skills.
Experience with large-scale verification or automation frameworks.
Strong networking background across L2, L3, and L4.
Proven Linux knowledge.
Experience with CI/CD and DevOps tools, including Jenkins, Git, Gerrit, and Docker.
Strong communication and leadership skills to align multiple teams and deliver results.

Preferred Qualifications

Background in scalable or distributed systems.
Experience with multi-node testing or performance validation.
Strong debugging skills, especially for concurrency issues.
Deep understanding of networking, data center topologies, and embedded system architecture.
Previous experience validating vendor or merchant silicon.

Benefits

The position offers competitive salaries, equity, and a generous benefits package. The base salary range is USD 184,000–287,500, determined by location, experience, and the compensation of employees in similar positions. Applications will be accepted at least until August 8, 2026. NVIDIA is an equal opportunity employer.