Principal SRE: AI Platform Reliability & Automation

NVIDIA Gruppe; Santa Clara (CA); Hybrid; USD 248,000 - 397,000; Full time

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Job summary

NVIDIA is seeking an experienced Site Reliability Engineer to lead the reliability roadmap for AI Platform Runtime and enterprise systems. You will architect highly available platforms, drive automation, and mentor senior engineers across multiple teams.

The role requires deep expertise in distributed systems, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms, with a focus on observability and incident-driven improvements. Hybrid work and equity opportunities are offered.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in Site Reliability/Platform/Distributed Systems or related infra roles.
• BS or MS in CS or related field with significant software development.
• Proven experience leading large-scale engineering initiatives across multiple teams.
• Deep expertise in distributed systems, networking, Linux, Kubernetes, and public clouds (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages (Python, Go, TypeScript, JavaScript, Java) with production automation experience.
• Extensive experience with infrastructure-as-code and platform automation (Terraform, Crossplane, AWS CDK/CloudFormation).
• Strong observability mindset with OpenTelemetry, metrics, logs, traces, and analytics.
• Track record of improving availability, performance, and engineering productivity.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the long-term vision, architecture, and reliability roadmap for NVIDIA’s platforms.
• Architect highly available, secure, and scalable distributed platforms powering AI products.
• Lead design of AI agents, AI skills, and automation for operations and incident response.
• Establish platform-wide reliability standards including SLOs, capacity models, and readiness requirements.
• Identify systemic risks and lead cross-functional programs to improve availability and performance.
• Advance observability across complex environments using OpenTelemetry and analytics.
• Collaborate with senior leaders across orgs to inform architectural investment decisions.
• Provide technical leadership during incidents and translate lessons into durable improvements.
• Develop reference architectures and automation frameworks for broad adoption.
• Mentor senior engineers and raise the technical bar across the company.

Skills

Distributed Systems

Kubernetes

Public Cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Python

Go

TypeScript

JavaScript

Java

OpenTelemetry

Observability

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Terraform

Crossplane

AWS CDK

AWS CloudFormation

Job description

NVIDIA is seeking an experienced Site Reliability Engineer to lead the reliability roadmap for AI Platform Runtime and enterprise systems. You will architect highly available platforms, drive automation, and mentor senior engineers across multiple teams.

The role requires deep expertise in distributed systems, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms, with a focus on observability and incident-driven improvements. Hybrid work and equity opportunities are offered.