
Senior Verification Engineer - CPU
Santa Clara, CAFull-time$168–311K/yrPosted 1 day agoStill listed today
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Job overview
NVIDIA seeks a Senior Verification Engineer for its CPU Verification Team. The engineer will define and execute verification strategies for CPU designs, improve verification methodologies, and collaborate with architecture and build teams through product delivery and tape-out. The role also includes mentoring verification engineers and balancing multiple projects. The posting accepts a degree in EE/CS or a related field, or equivalent experience.
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Full job description
At NVIDIA, we are redefining the future of computing! As a Senior Verification Engineer on our CPU Verification Team, you will play a pivotal role in our mission to push the frontiers of technology. Your work here will impact a broad array of products, from consumer graphics to self-driving vehicles and the burgeoning field of AI. This is an outstanding chance to create a real difference within a company that values innovation, collaboration, and excellence!
What you'll be doing:
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Own and drive the definition, planning, and execution of verification strategies for sophisticated CPU designs.
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Apply brand new verification methodologies and techniques to improve efficiency and ensure continuous improvement in CPU verification.
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Collaborate closely with global architecture, build, and verification teams to complete and prioritize tasks.
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Partner with build and architecture teams to define the scope of verification for high-quality product delivery.
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Develop and maintain comprehensive stimulus, testbench, and coverage strategies to ensure continuous progress toward tape-out through defined metrics.
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Mentor and guide a team of verification engineers, encouraging an environment of growth and learning.
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Demonstrate agility in balancing multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.
What we need to see:
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PhD, Master's, or Bachelor's degree in EE/CS or related field, or equivalent experience.
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8+ years of work experience in a verification domain working on CPU and/or CPU-based subsystems.
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Strong understanding of verification guidelines with hands-on experience following standard methodologies for verification.
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Experience or knowledge with defining and implementing a scalable constrained-random verification environment using SystemVerilog and UVM.
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Proficient in one or more scripting languages like Python, Perl.
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Knowledge of CPU and System level architecture/microarchitecture for any industry-standard architecture, having knowledge of Arm architecture is a big plus.
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Knowledge of processor build concepts like pipelines, caches, virtual memory systems, coherency, etc.
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Strong SW and HW debugging skills and familiarity with the latest tools and techniques.
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Good communication skills and the ability & desire to work as a great teammate across the distributed team are a must.
Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 168,000 USD - 264,500 USD for Level 4, and 196,000 USD - 310,500 USD for Level 5. You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.
Applications for this job will be accepted at least until October 30, 2026. This posting is for an existing vacancy. NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.
NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.
How this job compares
Set against the 347 open Verification Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$168–311K/yr
- California median$146–223K/yr129 salary ranges
- US median$136–219K/yr219 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $239K, is 28% above the California median midpoint ($187K) — in the top quarter of Verification Engineer salary ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 175 open Verification Engineer jobs in California and 347 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience; Verification Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (296 postings).
- Education
- 232 of the 347 open Verification Engineer jobs (67%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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