NVIDIA
Tech Lead - Cryptographic Asset Platform
$184K–$356K
US, CA, Santa Clara +4 · Full-time · Posted Sep 18, 2026
- Location
- US, CA, Santa Clara
US, TX, Austin
US, TX, Remote
US, CA, Remote
US, WA, Redmond - Experience
- 8+ years building and operating production software.
- Education
- Bachelor's or Master's degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
About the job
Lead the development and operation of NVIDIA’s cryptographic asset lifecycle platform, including self-service signing, inventory, governance, and agent-assisted workflows.
What you'll do
- Build cryptographic asset registries and key and certificate inventory, lifecycle tracking, telemetry, audit evidence, and policy-based authorization.
- Own end-to-end signing flows, including job types, APIs, CLI surfaces, and customer experience; support post-quantum production signing and hybrid flows.
- Develop and measure agent-assisted self-service workflows, maintaining human oversight where needed.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's or Master's degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- 8+ years building and operating production software, including service ownership with availability expectations.
- Strong hands-on engineering in Python, Java, Go or similar across the full stack of a cloud service.
- Working knowledge of applied cryptography, including PKI, key management, digital signatures, and HSM-backed systems; practical experience applying AI and agentic workflows.
Nice to have
- Hands-on experience with code signing, HSM-backed key management, or software supply chain security.
- Experience replacing ticket-driven processes with self-service.
Pay
184,000 USD - 287,500 USD base salary (Level 4); 224,000 USD - 356,500 USD base salary (Level 5)
Tools
Python, Java, Go, ML-DSA, LMS, HSM
AI focus
Apply AI and agentic workflows to engineering problems and build agent-assisted customer self-service, with human oversight where needed.
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