Security Software Engineer, Vulnerability Operations

Nvidia Corporation in; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 124,000 - 242,000; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA is seeking a Security Software Engineer to help run and improve our AI-powered vulnerability operations platform. You’ll own production responsibilities from day one and work on Python/FastAPI backends, React/TypeScript frontends, and Postgres data models, with a strong emphasis on data quality and security ownership.

You will participate in the GitOps pipeline, container orchestration, and collaboration with senior engineers on LLM-powered tooling, while growing your expertise in

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 1-3 years of software engineering experience (internships count), with solid Python fundamentals.
• Working knowledge of SQL and relational databases.
• Comfort in a Linux/Git environment and a willingness to debug across unfamiliar systems.
• Interest in security and a desire to become an expert.
• Strong ownership instincts: follow problems to root cause and communicate clearly.

Responsibilities

• Supporting day-to-day operations of vulnerability management hub and AI scanning engines.
• Build and maintain features across stack: Python/FastAPI backends, React/TypeScript frontends, and Postgres data models.
• Operate GitOps deployment pipeline (Kubernetes/OpenShift, ArgoCD, Vault) and shipping releases.
• Improve scan coverage and data quality across multiple repos and tools.
• Collaborate with senior engineers on LLM agent harnesses powering scanning and verification.

Skills

Python fundamentals

Ownership

Linux

Git

Security interest

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

React

TypeScript

Docker

Kubernetes

ArgoCD

Git

Job description

Security Software Engineer, Vulnerability Operations (Finance)

NVIDIA's Vulnerability Operations organization is looking for a Security Software Engineer to help operate and improve our AI-powered vulnerability operations platform. This platform uses LLM agents to scan tens of thousands of repositories and live web applications across NVIDIA, then unifies, verifies, and routes those findings to the engineers who can fix them. You'll join a small, fast-moving team and own real production responsibilities from day one - keeping the scanning fleet healthy, improving the triage experience, and making the data trustworthy.

What you’ll be doing:

• Supporting day-to-day operations of our vulnerability management hub and its two AI scanning engines: monitoring scan fleets and worker queues, investigating stuck or failed scans, and shipping fixes.
• Building and maintaining features across the stack - Python/FastAPI backend services, React/TypeScript frontends, and Postgres data models. Triaging platform feedback from security engineers and repo owners: reproducing bugs, running data reconciliations in SQL, and closing the loop with users.
• Operating our GitOps deployment pipeline (Kubernetes/OpenShift, ArgoCD, Vault) - shipping releases to staging and production, rotating secrets, and validating rollouts.
• Improving scan coverage and data quality: asset inventory across GitLab/GitHub/Gerrit/Perforce, ownership attribution, finding lifecycle and dedup logic.
• Working alongside senior engineers on the LLM agent harnesses that power scanning and verification, and learning how agentic security tooling is built and operated.

What we need to see:

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 1-3 years of software engineering experience (internships count), with solid Python fundamentals.
• Working knowledge of SQL and relational databases.
• Comfort in a Linux/Git environment and a willingness to debug across unfamiliar systems.
• Interest in security - you don't need to be a security expert yet, but you should want to become one.
• Strong ownership instincts: you follow problems to root cause and communicate clearly along the way.

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Frontend experience with React and TypeScript.
• Exposure to containers and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, ArgoCD/GitOps) or job‑queue/worker architectures (Redis, Celery/ARQ).
• Hands‑on experience with LLM APIs, agent frameworks, or coding agents (Claude Code, Codex, opencode, or similar).
• Security fundamentals: CTF participation, security coursework, bug bounty writeups, or certifications like Security+ or eJPT.
• Contributions to open‑source projects or a portfolio of shipped side projects.

With competitive salaries and a generous benefits package, NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world's most desirable employers. We have some of the most forward‑thinking and talented people in the world working for us and, due to unprecedented growth, our elite engineering teams are rapidly growing. If you're a creative and autonomous engineer with a real passion for technology, we want to hear from you!

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 124,000 USD - 195,500 USD for Level 2, and 152,000 USD - 241,500 USD for Level 3.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits .

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until September 6, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.