Senior Network Engineer, System Verification
NVIDIA Corporation · Santa Clara, CA
$184,000–$356,500from the description
Jul 1, 2026
Santa Clara, CA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior test engineering role focused on verifying Ethernet and InfiniBand NIC and switch products within a cloud networking team. Day-to-day work involves designing test topologies that simulate large-scale customer environments, building and maintaining test automation, running regression, performance, functional, and scale test cycles, and leading root-cause investigations on complex issues. Suits an experienced network engineer with a strong Linux background and familiarity with L2/L3 protocols.
Senior level · 8+ years · Santa Clara, CA · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
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What the occupation pays Median $170,192 (middle half $126,400–$188,281). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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Why we read it this way (6)
The role sits at the boundary between network/storage QA (15-1253) and network/systems engineering (15-1244). The primary day-to-day work is designing and executing test automation and verification cycles for NIC/Switch products, which tips it toward 15-1253; however, the deep networking protocol and topology-design emphasis makes 15-1244 a credible alternative.
The job title carries no seniority level word, so advertised seniority is Unspecified. The 8+ years requirement and scope (leading verification cycles, mentoring automation teams, POC leadership) support a Senior classification.
Two salary bands are quoted: $184,000–$287,500 (Level 4) and $224,000–$356,500 (Level 5). The min/max fields reflect the full combined range across both levels.
A B.A./B.Sc. in CS or EE is listed as a requirement but explicitly accepts 'equivalent experience as IT/Network Engineer,' so no formal degree is hard-gated.
Scripting skills (Bash/Python) and virtualization/storage experience appear under 'Ways to stand out from the crowd,' the posting's preferred/nice-to-have section. Bash and Python are listed as interchangeable alternatives for the scripting skill. KVM, HyperV, VMware, and OpenStack are listed as interchangeable virtualization options.
No work location is explicitly stated in the posting; NVIDIA's primary campus is Santa Clara, CA, which is used as the metro. The role does not appear to be remote.
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