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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Technical Program Manager, Pre-Silicon... - **Company:** NVIDIA Ltd. - **Location:** United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $168,000.0 - $258,750.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Architectural Patterns, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), Information Technology, Hardware Infrastructure, Software Version Control - **Published:** August 15, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/00000000gn53g5 ## About the Role + BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field (or equivalent experience). + 8+ years of technical program management experience in the semiconductor or computing industry. + Demonstrated experience managing programs at the hardware-software boundary - you understand both sides and can hold credible conversations with silicon architects and software engineers alike. + Background in pre-silicon environments - familiarity with architectural models, simulation infrastructure, or equivalent. + Track record of driving complex, multi-org programs from ambiguity to execution across large engineering organizations. + Strong executive communication skills - you know how to distill complexity into decisions, not status updates. Ways to Stand Out from the crowd: + Hands-on experience in architecture enablement or driver software engineering role before moving into program management. + Familiarity with GPU or compute chip architecture - specifically how software interacts with the hardware stack pre-tape-out. + Experience driving software readiness programs where the deliverable was an environment or infrastructure for software teams, not silicon delivery itself. + Exposure to UMDs, KMDs, timing models, or application-level analysis in a pre-silicon context. + Prior experience at a GPU, CPU, or AI accelerator company where pre-silicon SW enablement was a first-class priority. ## Description Within NVIDIA's Hardware Infrastructure organization, we support a broad portfolio of engineering programs spanning simulation, performance modeling, validation tooling, and more. As a TPM on this team, you will be focused on our architectural modeling and functional simulation efforts - developing and maintaining the tools and environments that empower hardware and software engineers to develop architectural models and run system-level simulations for next-generation GPUs. Hardware Infrastructure serves as the foundational platform for silicon development. We build and operate the systems, environments, and tools that enable hardware engineers to design, simulate, validate, and tape out chips. In addition, we support software teams specifically through our source control platforms, enabling development of new products. Our mission is to accelerate engineering velocity while maintaining the performance, efficiency, and reliability required to deliver world-class silicon, while ensuring seamless collaboration where hardware and software development intersect. What You'll Be Doing: + Own and drive NVIDIA's software left-shift program, ensuring software teams have the environments, interfaces, and infrastructure they need to begin development earlier in the silicon lifecycle. + Partner with architecture, modeling, and software teams to identify and resolve dependency blockers that prevent software from moving left. + Define program structure, milestones, and success criteria for pre-silicon software readiness across multiple concurrent chip programs. + Lead executive-level program reviews, surface risks early, and drive cross-functional decision-making with clarity and data.6 + Build feedback loops between software findings on models and the architecture and modeling teams - turning SW-on-model results into actionable pre-silicon improvements. + Drive alignment across hardware and software organizations on new chip features - ensuring teams collectively understand architectural changes and their downstream software impact. + Translate complex technical dependencies into structured plans that enable teams to implement with confidence. ## Related Videos - [Swapping a Data Warehouse at Runtime: Zero-Downtime Migration Without Changing a Single Client](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100311-swapping-a-data-warehouse-at-runtime-zero-downtime-migration-without-changing-a-single-client) - [The Avengers Initiative (Practical Ethics for Software Engineers)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2070-the-avengers-initiative-practical-ethics-for-software-engineers) - [Frontend Abstractions: Frameworks and Applications Architectural Patterns](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2066-frontend-abstractions-frameworks-and-applications-architectural-patterns) - [Coffee with Developers - Stephen Jones - NVIDIA](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1303-coffee-with-developers-stephen-jones-nvidia) - [Strange New Worlds: shaping the future of the digital age](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/677-strange-new-worlds-shaping-the-future-of-the-digital-age) - [Agentic AI: building autonomous systems for developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100034-agentic-ai-building-autonomous-systems-for-developers) ## Related Articles - [Should Tech Managers Be Developers First? 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