NVIDIA
Principal Software Engineer - DGX Cloud
$272K–$431K
US, CA, Santa Clara +1 · Principal · Full-time · Posted Oct 23, 2026
- Location
- US, CA, Santa Clara
US, WA, Seattle - Experience
- 16+ years of progressive industry experience.
- Education
- Master’s or bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field, or equivalent experience defining and shipping complex distributed systems.
About the job
Leads the design and development of scalable systems that automate GPU fleet lifecycle operations and coordinate workflows across DGX Cloud.
What you'll do
- Lead development of APIs, state management, and workflow orchestration for large-scale fleet operations.
- Drive cross-system integration and technical alignment, including integration of schedulers and observability systems.
- Set technical direction, mentor engineers, and translate customer and business requirements into reliable platforms.
What they ask for
- 16+ years of progressive industry experience.
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or a related field, or equivalent experience defining and shipping complex distributed systems.
- Hands-on expertise establishing, operating, and scaling services in high-reliability environments; proven ownership of high-scale distributed-systems architecture.
- Proficiency in Go, Java, or Python; understanding of global cloud infrastructure and container ecosystems.
Nice to have
- Led adoption of organization-wide workflow orchestration for petabyte-scale infrastructure; Principal/Staff+ experience improving operational efficiency, reliability, and security.
- Familiarity with NVIDIA AI/ML software stack; patents or publications in distributed systems, cloud computing, or infrastructure automation.
Pay
272,000 USD - 431,250 USD base salary
Tools
Go, Java, Python, AWS, GCP, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes
AI focus
Builds GPU infrastructure supporting AI and cloud computing; integrates AI schedulers such as Kubernetes and Slurm. NVIDIA states that it uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.
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