Drimva

NVIDIA

Principal Software Engineer - Employee Productivity

$248K–$391K

US, CA, Santa Clara · Principal · Full-time · Posted Jul 28, 2026

Experience
15+ years of full-stack product engineering, including 3+ years at the principal or staff level.
Education
BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Computer Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, other Engineering or related fields (or equivalent experience)

About the job

Leads development of AI-powered employee experiences across web and mobile, including personalized content, search, integrations, and reliable services.

What you'll do

  • Lead end-to-end feature development and architect performant services and UIs for a global workforce.
  • Integrate LLM and vector-search capabilities, third-party platforms, and observability practices.
  • Own technical reviews and roadmaps, mentor engineers, and uphold security, privacy, and accessibility standards.

What they ask for

  • BS, MS, or PhD in a stated relevant field, or equivalent experience.
  • 15+ years of full-stack product engineering, including 3+ years at principal or staff level guiding cross-functional teams.
  • Track record delivering consumer-grade web and/or mobile experiences at scale; expertise in search, recommendation, or applied-AI systems.
  • Hands-on experience with modern cloud infrastructure, K8s, and automated CI/CD; strong data-modeling and application security skills.

Nice to have

  • Shipped gen AI features (RAG, copilots, chatbots) to thousands of daily users.
  • Contributions to open-source search or front-end frameworks.

Pay

248,000 USD - 391,000 USD (base salary)

Tools

React/Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind, K8s, CI/CD, LLM, vector-search

AI focus

Embeds LLM and vector-search capabilities into employee products; focuses on personalized content, knowledge, search, relevance, and continuous learning. Gen AI features are a preferred qualification.

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First seen Oct 15, 2026 · Last verified Nov 5, 2026 (UTC)