Senior QA Software Engineer - Networking
NVIDIA Corporation · Santa Clara, CA
$140,000–$270,250from the description
Jul 1, 2026
Santa Clara, CA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior quality engineering role focused on validating Ethernet switch and router functionality within a Linux-based networking platform. Day-to-day work covers writing test plans, building and maintaining automated test suites, executing functional and regression testing of Layer 2 and Layer 3 networking protocols, and filing and verifying defect fixes. Suits an experienced QA engineer with solid networking protocol knowledge and Python scripting skills.
Senior level · 5+ years · Santa Clara, CA · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 420 people in the Santa Clara, CA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software quality assurance analysts and testers). range 150–540
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $170,192 (middle half $126,400–$188,281). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The posted salary spans two internal levels (Level 3: $140,000–$224,250; Level 4: $168,000–$270,250), so the full range of $140,000–$270,250/year is captured; the actual offer will depend on the level assigned.
Location is not explicitly stated in the posting; Santa Clara, CA (NVIDIA HQ) is inferred as the most likely primary work location.
A B.S. degree is listed as a requirement but explicitly allows 'equivalent experience' as a substitute, so no formal degree is hard-gated.
Ansible is called out as 'Good to have' within the requirements section — treated as preferred rather than a hard gate.
L2/L3 networking protocols (MLAG, VLAN, STP, OSPF, BGP, EVPN) are listed as a single hands-on experience requirement; captured as one skill reflecting the networking domain gate.
CI/CD methodology and tools (Git, Gerrit, Jenkins) appear under the 'Ways to stand out from the crowd' section — treated as preferred/nice-to-have.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): L2/L3 networking protocols.
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