Tech Lead Ethernet Networking Verification Engineer at NVIDIA

Department: Engineer, Sys SW

Compensation

$184,000 – $287,500/yr

Setup: On-site
Location: Austin, Texas
Type: Full-time
Level: lead/mgmt
Posted: Aug 5, 2026

Description

NVIDIA is hiring an Ethernet Switch Networking Development Engineer in Austin to lead software, tools, and library development and optimization for OS verification infrastructure. The role involves building test suites and dashboards, improving automation and CI/CD pipelines, collaborating with hardware, firmware, DevOps, and software teams, and mentoring junior engineers. It requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, at least 8 years of network validation and verification software development, expert Python, large-scale verification or automation frameworks, networking, Linux, and CI/CD/DevOps expertise. The position is based in the Austin office with two days per week in the office and offers a base salary of 184,000 USD to 287,500 USD plus equity and benefits.

Required Skills

Python
Verification frameworks
Networking
Linux
CI/CD
DevOps
Debugging

Additional Information

Minimum Education: Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Software, Electrical Engineering, or a similar field, or equivalent experience
Required Previous Experiences: 8+ years developing software for network validation and verification
Experience with large-scale verification or automation frameworks
Previous experience validating vendor or merchant silicon
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