Senior Platform Service Software Engineer

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

Job summary

NVIDIA Corporation in Santa Clara, CA, is seeking a senior software engineer to join our Hardware Infrastructure team. You will design, build, and test scalable frontend and backend services used by engineers across the company to accelerate data processing and AI workflows.

You will mentor teammates, gather requirements from chip designers and infrastructure teams, ensure reliability, and help shape the software development lifecycle as we scale AI tools and platforms.

Qualifications

• 8+ years delivering reliable and scalable web services
• Bachelor's degree CS or equivalent
• Expert knowledge of TypeScript and Node.js
• At least one of Go, Java, C++, or Rust
• Experience with distributed web services and modular design
• Eagerness to experiment with AI tools and scale AI safely
• Excellent planning, presentation, and communication skills
• Deep understanding of concurrency and multi-threading
• Familiarity with Linux fundamentals (systemd administration)
• Experience with SQL and relational databases

Responsibilities

• Design, build and test performant frontend web applications and scalable backend web services with coherent interfaces
• Gather requirements and provide consultation to internal customers to understand processes and use-cases
• Maintain services and tools emphasizing reliability and deployment throughput
• Mentor colleagues to solve difficult technical problems and perform code reviews
• Influence guidelines around adopting AI-enabled development processes

Skills

TypeScript

Node.js

Go

Java

C++

Rust

Linux fundamentals

SQL

Education

Bachelor's degree CS or equivalent

Tools

Systemd

Job description

NVIDIA has been transforming computer graphics, PC gaming, and accelerated computing for more than 25 years. It’s a unique legacy of innovation that’s fueled by great technology—and amazing people. Today, we’re tapping into the unlimited potential of AI to define the next era of computing. An era in which our GPU acts as the brains of computers, robots, and self-driving cars that can understand the world. Doing what’s never been done before takes vision, innovation, and the world’s best talent. As an NVIDIAN, you’ll be immersed in a diverse, supportive environment where everyone is inspired to do their best work. Come join the team and see how you can make a lasting impact on the world. We are now looking for a senior software engineer to join our Hardware Infrastructure team! Our team is responsible for delivering highly available platform services and performant web applications which integrate with various data storage systems, data streaming technologies, and data visualization frameworks. This software development team is a multifaceted agile software team with high production quality standards, producing tools used by engineering teams across the company for tracking, triaging and debugging various kinds of data processing workflows. We are looking for motivated engineers to build and maintain the tools and services which empower NVIDIA's mission of solving the world's toughest computing challenges.

What you’ll be doing:

• Design, build and test performant frontend web applications and scalable backend web services with coherent interfaces that simplify integration for both our colleagues and their AI agents.
• Gather requirements and provide consultation to internal customers (chip designers, build farm teams, infrastructure teams) to understand their processes, needs and use-cases.
• Maintain services and tools emphasizing reliability, stability, quality of service and customer happiness while preserving the health of the codebase by concentrating on deployment throughput.
• Mentor colleagues to help solve difficult technical problems and bring clarity to complex domains through code reviews and pairing sessions.
• Influence and establish guidelines around adopting agentic development to improve the software development lifecycle.

What we need to see:

• 8+ Years of delivering reliable and scalable web services and web applications.
• Bachelors degree CS or equivalent experience in a related field.
• Expert knowledge of TypeScript and the Node.js ecosystem
• In-depth understanding of at least one network systems level programming language such as Go, Java, C++, or Rust
• Experience with design and development of distributed web services, and detailed knowledge of modular software design, data structures and algorithms.
• Eagerness to experiment with emerging AI tools and to help scale AI use safely across teams.
• Excellent planning, presentation, and general communication and interpersonal skills.
• In depth understanding of concurrency, locking and multi-threading.
• Familiarity with Linux fundamentals. (systemd administration and debugging)
• Experience with SQL and relational databases as well as unstructured non-relational databases

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Having published papers, blog posts or presentations on web development or software engineering patterns and practices.
• Being curious and possessing an ability to continuously learn and adapt in an environment with frequently evolving requirements.
• Familiarity with the latest trends in AI tools, frameworks and technologies to improve development productivity.

Widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers, NVIDIA offers highly competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package. As you plan your future, see what we can offer to you and your family www.nvidiabenefits.com/

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and other objective job-related factors. The expected base salary range for this position 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 November 7, 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.

NVIDIA pioneered accelerated computing. Today, our AI infrastructure powers global intelligence, transforming every industry. Learn more about NVIDIA.