Forward Deployed Architect

fde

Santa Clara, Northern (CA, KY)

On-site

USD 140,000 - 230,000

Full time

14 days+
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Job summary

Nvidia is seeking a customer-embedded architect to work across the AI stack, focusing on inference optimization, NIM microservices, and enterprise deployments on DGX and cloud GPU fleets. The role blends hands-on architecture with customer collaboration to drive production-scale AI workloads.

The position is remote-eligible within the United States, with Santa Clara as a reference location. You will interface closely with customers and internal teams to ensure successful deployments in on-prem

Job description

Santa Clara / remote (US) · Posted July 6, 2026

Why it's interesting

Nvidia pays like a lab for the architect flavor — and every serious enterprise GPU deployment eventually routes through this team.

The role

Customer-embedded architecture work across Nvidia's AI stack: inference optimization, NIM microservices, and enterprise deployments on DGX and cloud GPU fleets. Remote-eligible within the US.

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