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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