Autonomous Agent Engineer

NVIDIA; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 184,000 - 356,500; Full time

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Benefits

Job summary

NVIDIA is looking for an experienced engineer to architect sandboxed compute environments, allowing for secure autonomous code execution. This role requires strong expertise in distributed systems and proficiency in languages such as Python and Go.

Ideal candidates will have over 8 years of experience building developer platforms and a proven track record in shipping developer SDKs. The base salary ranges from 184,000 USD to 356,500 USD depending on level and experience, with equity and benefits also provided.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of building distributed systems, infrastructure, or developer platforms.
• Strong systems engineering skills in container technologies.
• Experience with developing SDKs or CLIs adopted by multiple teams.

Responsibilities

• Architect sandboxed compute environments for securely executing code.
• Design and ship SDKs (Python, Go) for managing agent workloads.
• Build observability and audit infrastructure for enterprise monitoring.

Skills

Distributed systems

Containers

Kubernetes

Linux security primitives

Python

Go

Rust

Education

BS or MS in Computer Science or related field

Job description

We're building the infrastructure that lets AI agents operate autonomously and securely at NVIDIA. This role owns the execution environments, state management systems, and security boundaries that make autonomous agents safe and reliable. The team designs and ships SDKs, CLIs, and developer tooling that turn complex sandboxing into a straightforward experience for agent builders and users across the company.

Today "sandbox" means different things to different teams: Docker containers, microVMs, or full virtual machines, each with different security guarantees. We need someone who can navigate these tradeoffs and build a unified developer experience on top of them. This work is greenfield! Many of the problems we're solving don't have existing industry solutions, and we want someone who is energized by that.

What you'll be doing:

• Architect sandboxed compute environments where agents securely execute code, access tools, and interact with external services
• Design and ship SDKs (Python, Go) and CLI tooling for provisioning and managing agent workloads in isolated environments
• Create onboarding templates, reference implementations, and CLI workflows that make secure execution the default
• Build state management for long-running agent operations, including checkpoint and recovery
• Embed security into SDK primitives like isolation policies, secrets injection, network policies, capability declarations, and kill switches
• Engineer auth integrations for workload identity, delegated tool access, and scope attenuation without static secrets
• Build observability and audit infrastructure: structured logs, decision traces, security telemetry, and audit trails wired into enterprise monitoring

What we need to see:

• BS or MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 8+ years building distributed systems, infrastructure, or developer platforms at scale
• Deep systems engineering skills: containers, microVMs, Kubernetes, Linux security primitives
• Track record of shipping developer SDKs or CLIs that are adopted by multiple teams
• Experience building agents using various frameworks and harnesses in enterprise contextProficiency in Python, Go, Rust, or similar

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Experience building execution environments for agentic AI systems or LLM applications that execute code autonomously
• Experience with sandboxing and isolation technologies (gVisor, Firecracker, Kata Containers, V8 isolates, or similar)
• Strong security fundamentals: threat modeling, auth, least privilege, secrets management
• Designed multi-tenant execution platforms, serverless infrastructure, or sandboxed compute at scale
• Background in durable execution patterns or checkpoint/recovery systems for long-running workloads

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 184,000 USD - 287,500 USD for Level 4, and 224,000 USD - 356,500 USD for Level 5.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until April 13, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

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