Senior Cloud Software Engineer, Developer Tools

NVIDIA AI; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 184,000 - 288,000; Full time

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Equity

Benefits

Job summary

NVIDIA AI in Santa Clara, CA is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to build AI developer tools accessed via web APIs, SDKs, CLIs, and agents. You will design scalable cloud services that support rapid prototyping and CUDA-based development workflows.

You will collaborate with product and design, mentor engineers, and drive features end-to-end, including performance profiling and GPU workload optimization in production.

Qualifications

• BS in CS or equivalent with 8+ years experience.
• Experience in large-scale web/cloud applications.
• Familiar with Kubernetes, IaC, AWS.
• DevOps including CI/CD, monitoring, alerts.
• Proficiency in Python.
• Strong cross-team communication.
• Experience with Linux virtualization for GPU workloads or GPU profiling.

Responsibilities

• Define feature specs with Product and Design teams.
• Architect and develop high-performance SaaS for AI-assisted coding.
• Collaborate with infra teams to align on infrastructure strategies.
• Mentor engineers and review code.

Skills

Python

Kubernetes

AWS

CI/CD

Linux

Education

B.S. in Computer Science

Tools

Kata Container

Job description

Job Requisition ID JR2024693

Job Category Engineering

Time Type Full time

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to help build and improve AI Developer Tools connected through web APIs, SDKs, CLIs, and Agents. Apply your expertise with delivering user-focused cloud products that enable both rapid prototyping and the next generation of highly automated AI assisted CUDA development, from coding to profiling and performance fine-tuning.

In this role, you will architect cloud solutions that leverage NVIDIA microservices and frameworks as well as ground-breaking AI applications and research to integrate deeply with developers’ work flows, accelerate the full product lifecycle of plan, code, test, debug, profile and fine-tuning.

What You'll Be Doing

• Work closely with our Product and Design teams to define feature specifications and build the next generation of AI assisted coding and profiling services and skills.
• Architect, design and develop high-performance, and responsive SaaS that improves developers’ workflows with AI, supporting a large number of concurrent developers with high scalability, reliability and cost efficiency.
• Work with other engineering teams to align on corporate infrastructure strategies and help to improve or enhance existing services.
• Mentor engineers and review code and design.

What We Need To See

• B.S. (or equivalent experience) in Computer Science with 8 years of industry experience.
• Experience in large-scale user-facing application development using web/cloud services.
• Familiar with Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code, AWS.
• Experience with DevOps including CI/CD, monitoring and alerts.
• Proficiency in Python.
• Strong communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional partners.
• Familiar with either Linux virtualization to run isolated GPU workloads in the cloud or GPU profiling, benchmark performance in a consistent and repeatable way.

Ways To Stand Out From The Crowd

• Experience writing CUDA code and optimizing CUDA kernels.
• Experience with Kata Container or any other VM-based container runtime.

With competitive salaries and benefits, NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working for us. If you are enthusiastic about empowering new programmers to excel and experienced accelerated computing users to redefine an industry, this is the role for 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 184,000 USD - 287,500 USD.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until September 5, 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.