Head of Release Engineering & Developer Productivity

NVIDIA Corporation; Santa Clara (CA); Hybrid; USD 224,000 - 431,000; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA Corporation is seeking a Software Engineering Leader to head the Cumulus Linux Release Engineering team, owning tools and processes that boost developer productivity.

You will guide build infrastructure, packaging, and CI, working with global teams to deliver scalable, Debian-based release software. Experience leading managers and strong Python/CI skills are essential. Applications open until 2026-09-11.

Qualifications

• Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent.
• 10+ years in Software configuration management, tools administration and related areas.
• Strong knowledge of build automation systems, SCM and CI (Jenkins, Make, Jira, Git).
• Good understanding of Linux systems, kernel config and package managers.
• Strong Python/Perl skills and familiarity with MySQL databases.
• Operations-focused, proactive, with strong communication in a global team.
• Desire to learn and grow continuously.

Responsibilities

• Own and improve engineering infrastructure services for automated builds, including monitoring and troubleshooting.
• Maintain and enhance Debian-based build environment, Makefiles, scripts and package repos.
• Execute code scans and static/dynamic analysis and publish actionable results.
• Deliver Python-based full-stack tooling to boost engineering productivity.
• Build, operate and evolve CI pipelines across software components.
• Scale infrastructure to meet growing Cumulus Linux R&D needs.
• Collaborate with IT and NVIDIA DevOps to adopt scalable infrastructure practices.

Skills

Build automation

Software configuration management

Jenkins

GNU Make

Jira

Git

Python

Perl

Linux systems

Package managers

MySQL

Docker

Kubernetes

CI pipelines

Education

MS in Electrical Engineering / Computer Science / Computer Engineering

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Jenkins

GNU Make

Jira

Git

Python

Docker

Kubernetes

MySQL

Job description

NVIDIA Corporation is seeking a Software Engineering Leader to head the Cumulus Linux Release Engineering team, owning tools and processes that boost developer productivity.

You will guide build infrastructure, packaging, and CI, working with global teams to deliver scalable, Debian-based release software. Experience leading managers and strong Python/CI skills are essential. Applications open until 2026-09-11.