Senior VLSI CAD Software Engineer

About the role

NVIDIA is seeking a talented Software Engineer to join our small team building custom, high-impact VLSI CAD software in a technically challenging and highly visible domain. This is a full-cycle role with meaningful opportunities to contribute to architecture and design, working in a streamlined Agile environment using modern development tooling, including best-in-class AI-assistants.

Responsibilities

• Design, development, review, test, and support of high-capacity and high-performance chip design and visualization tools, with possible tasks ranging from modeling to algorithms
• Writing challenging, innovative, well-designed, high-quality new code for desktop engineering applications
• Participate in a variety of agile practices with fellow developers
• Collaborate with internal engineering customers worldwide to envision new tools and define their requirements

Requirements

• MS CS/CPE or BS CS/CPE (or equivalent experience)
• Minimum 10 years of experience in CAD/EDA tool development
• Skills in CAD data structures and algorithms, especially for physical VLSI design automation
• Expert skills in C++, Java , or C#
• Proficiency with modern software platforms and tools (e.g. C++20, Java 21, git, IDEA/Visual Studio/CLion, unit test frameworks, CI/CD)
• Skilled in software system architecture and Object-Oriented design
• Desire to use sound software design principles in a modern and evolving AI environment
• Able to adapt to the needs of our team’s growing scope and vision
• Experience with AI-based code assistant tools

Qualifications

• Experience designing and writing code for large-scale design automation tools
• Performance analysis and tuning experience
• Knowledge of at least one physical CAD data model
• Interested in VLSI chip design concepts and EDA tools

Skills

• Sound software design principles in a modern and evolving AI environment

Benefits

• Base salary range: $168,000 - $264,500 for Level 4, and $196,000 - $310,500 for Level 5
• Eligibility for equity and benefits

Pay

• Base salary determined based on location, experience, and comparable positions

Schedule

• Full-time position