NVIDIA is seeking a senior test development engineer to enhance quality and automation in AI deployment. This role involves leading test strategies and ensuring production readiness for advanced AI platforms. The engineer will work closely with cross-functional teams to influence architecture and improve testability. The position emphasizes technical leadership and mentorship for less experienced engineers.

• BS or higher degree in CS, EE, or CE majors or equivalent experience
• 8+ years of experience in software development, test development, or quality engineering roles
• Strong proficiency in Python and test automation frameworks
• Experience testing distributed systems, microservices, or cloud-native platforms
• Solid understanding of Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines
• Proven ability to lead technically, review designs, and mentor other engineers
• Strong debugging skills and ability to reason about complex, system-level failures
• Excellent communication skills and experience working across geographically distributed teams

• Own and drive end-to-end quality from design through release and production readiness
• Lead test strategy, planning, and execution across functional, integration, system, performance, and reliability testing
• Design, build, and maintain test frameworks and automation for microservice-based, containerized AI systems
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to less senior engineers including guiding test design, automation practices, and quality standards
• Partner closely with cross-functional teams to influence architecture and improve testability
• Validate LLM and AI inference workflows, including model lifecycle, APIs, CLIs, deployment configurations, and scaling scenarios
• Drive defect triage, root-cause analysis, and quality metrics, ensuring issues are addressed systematically and efficiently
• Leverage AI-assisted testing techniques to improve coverage, efficiency, and signal-to-noise in test results

• Employees at NVIDIA are often offered comprehensive, day-one benefits—including medical, dental, and vision coverage with HSA support, life and disability insurance, an Employee Assistance Program, and a 401(k) with auto-enrollment. Many roles also have generous time off and holidays, donation matching (up to $10,000), and a wide menu of extras like FSAs, commuter benefits, legal and identity-theft protection, pet insurance, and wellness discounts. Optional programs can include student-loan and home-purchase support, plus family care resources and expert medical services.