Senior Life Cycle Engineer, PyTorch - Deep Learning

NVIDIA Gruppe; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 152,000 - 287,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Diverse work environment

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

NVIDIA Gruppe is looking for a Software Engineer to improve developer productivity in their software ecosystem. The role involves developing and maintaining systems across software layers from end-users to NVIDIA's underlying libraries and compilers.

Candidates should have 5+ years of experience in large software projects, proficiency in C++ or Python, and a background in continuous build management. Compensation ranges from $152k to $287k based on experience and level.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience building or supporting large software projects.
• Proven expertise with scripting languages.
• Experience in continuous build and release management for Linux systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain continuous development systems across software verticals.
• Debug issues and fix problems across the entire software stack.
• Stabilize and deliver the NVIDIA software stack to the world.

Skills

C++

Python

Scripting languages

Cloud-hosted developer environments

CI/CD systems

Education

MS or PhD in Computer Science or Engineering

Job description

What you’ll be doing:

Join a team of experts working together to improve developer productivity for NVIDIA’s driven software ecosystem. Develop and maintain continuous development systems through various software verticals spanning from end‑users, through layers of open‑source software, down to NVIDIA’s math libraries, compilers, and drivers. This is a true software engineering role. The team creates tools and infrastructure, debugs issues as they arise, and fixes problems across the entire stack. Together, we stabilize and deliver the entire NVIDIA software stack to the world at global scale. This is a development‑focused role that drives software quality and reliability without on‑call duties.

What we need to see:

• MS or PhD in Computer Science or Engineering (or equivalent experience)
• 5+ years of experience building or supporting large software projects or equivalent
• Proficiency in C++ and/or Python
• Proven expertise with scripting languages
• Experience in continuous build and release management for Linux systems
• Development of cloud‑hosted developer environments and CI/CD systems

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Software development experience with many contributing teams
• Proven experience shipping multi‑cloud large‑scale systems and supporting those systems in production
• Experience with C++ build systems, including dependency issues, symbol resolution, and linking problems
• Great people skills, including communication, empathy, dependability, patience, and persistence
• Drive to contribute to and work with globally distributed teams

Compensation & Benefits:

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 152,000 USD‑241,500 USD for Level 3, and 184,000 USD‑287,500 USD for Level 4. You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Application Deadline:

Applications for this job will be accepted until April 20, 2026.

Recruitment Process:

NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse 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.