Senior Life Cycle Engineer, PyTorch - Deep Learning

NVIDIA; Washington; On-site; USD 184,000 - 288,000; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA in the United States seeks a Senior Software Engineer to build and operate CI/CD pipelines for large-scale AI software stacks. You will design, implement, and maintain continuous integration, testing, and delivery systems spanning end-user tools, open-source components, and NVIDIA libraries.

You will collaborate with distributed teams, mentor engineers, and help ensure reliable, scalable software delivery on NVIDIA hardware.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain continuous development systems across software verticals from end-user to NVIDIA libraries.
• Debug issues across the stack and ensure software quality and reliability.
• Collaborate with distributed teams to deliver stable software at scale.

Skills

C++

Python

Scripting languages

Large software projects

Education

MS or PhD in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

CI/CD

Linux

Cloud-hosted dev environments

Job description

Are you passionate about building software for large-scale distributed projects? NVIDIA's Deep Learning Frameworks Teams seek Senior Software Engineers to create systems for continuous integration, testing, and delivery of advanced software stacks. Join a diverse, ambitious team focused on improving developer productivity for NVIDIA's AI software ecosystem. We ensure that key deep learning frameworks run optimally on NVIDIA hardware, enabling developers and researchers to push the boundaries of what's possible in AI.

What You'll Be Doing

Join a team of experts working together to improve developer productivity for the NVIDIA 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

Join us at NVIDIA, where we are defining the next era of computing and making a lasting impact on the world!

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.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until August 16, 2026.

NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.

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