Senior AI Datacenter Software Engineer (Kubernetes/Slurm)

BranchFactor; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 184,000 - 357,000; Full time

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Job summary

NVIDIA seeks a Senior Software Engineer for the CSP Engagements team to advance the cloud-native stack for datacenter products and GPUs. You will define customer workflows, prototype stack enhancements, and debug complex Kubernetes and Slurm issues across multi-rack, multi-tenant AI datacenters in Austin, TX.

You will lead architecture reviews, create reproducible testbeds, and deliver technical collateral while collaborating with AE, FAE, and Solution Architect teams.

Qualifications

• Strong source-level expertise in Kubernetes (scheduler, CRI/CNI/CSI, operators) and Slurm.
• Hands-on experience integrating next-gen GPUs (GB200/GB300) into containerized clusters.
• Proven track record debugging large-scale, cloud-native stacks across networking, storage, and control planes.
• Customer-facing engineering or solutions-architect background: requirements gathering and PoC ownership.
• Familiarity with CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Tekton), observability (Prometheus, OpenTelemetry), and infrastructure-as-code.
• 10+ years of professional software development in distributed systems (Go, Rust, C/C++ or Python).
• BS or MS in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Perform deep-dive debugging of multi-rack, multi-tenant clusters: scheduler behavior, container runtime issues, device-plugin crashes, RDMA/IB fabric anomalies.
• Gather customer requirements and prototype feature extensions for Kubernetes operators, Slurm plugins, and custom micro-services.
• Drive joint architecture reviews with CSP and internal platform teams; convert findings into RFCs and upstream PRs.
• Create reproducible testbeds (Helm/Ansible/Terraform) mirroring customer environments; automate validation and benchmarking.
• Deliver technical collateral and demos; present at customer on-sites, KubeCon, and SlurmUG.
• Collaborate with AE, FAE, and Solution Architect teams to deliver integrated customer solutions and documentation.

Skills

Kubernetes internals

Slurm

Go

Rust

C/C++

Python

Distributed systems

CI/CD

Observability

Education

BS/MS in Computer Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

Helm

Ansible

Terraform

Job description

NVIDIA seeks a Senior Software Engineer for the CSP Engagements team to advance the cloud-native stack for datacenter products and GPUs. You will define customer workflows, prototype stack enhancements, and debug complex Kubernetes and Slurm issues across multi-rack, multi-tenant AI datacenters in Austin, TX.

You will lead architecture reviews, create reproducible testbeds, and deliver technical collateral while collaborating with AE, FAE, and Solution Architect teams.