Senior Software Engineer, AI Agent Compute

NVIDIA Corporation; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 168,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to drive the design and development of our agent compute delivery platform around a custom agent sandbox cloud VM solution. You will lead cloud VM platform initiatives from architecture through deployment and partner with teams across NVIDIA to enable AI workflows.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years in software or cloud engineering, strong distributed systems knowledge, and experience with secure software development, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and AI-native

Qualifications

• Bachelor\'s or Master\'s degree in CS, Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years of software, platform, or cloud engineering experience.
• Experience with backend/distributed systems and AI-native development.
• Knowledge of secure software development and cloud security.

Responsibilities

• Lead cloud VM platform initiatives from architecture and systems design through implementation, testing, and deployment.
• Design, build, and operate scalable services that support secure, isolated agent workloads.
• Develop automation for infrastructure provisioning, VM lifecycle management, application delivery, configuration, monitoring, and remediation.
• Collaborate with NVIDIA teams to translate AI workflow requirements into platform capabilities.
• Improve platform reliability, scalability, observability, performance, and operational efficiency.

Skills

Go

TypeScript

Distributed systems

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Cloud security

Security

Identity and access management

Education

Bachelor's or Master\'s degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Temporal

Job description

## Senior Software Engineer, AI Agent ComputeApply: US, CA, Remote: US, NC, Remote: Full time: Posted Today: JR2025063NVIDIA has been transforming computer graphics, PC gaming, and accelerated computing for more than 25 years. 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.As a Senior Software Engineer, you will help drive the design and development of our agent compute delivery platform centered around our custom agent sandbox cloud VM solution. Your responsibility will be to improve NVIDIA's agent sandbox services into running full agentic use cases that are scalable and secure. You will partner with teams all across NVIDIA to enable their AI workflows. This is a role for someone who wants to build at the frontier of AI, creating the platform for next-gen agentic services!****What you will be doing:***** Leading cloud VM platform initiatives from architecture and systems design through implementation, testing, and deployment.* Designing, building, and operating scalable services that support secure, isolated agent workloads.* Developing automation for infrastructure provisioning, VM lifecycle management, application delivery, configuration, monitoring, and remediation.* Collaborating with engineering teams across NVIDIA to translate business and AI workflow requirements into dependable platform capabilities.* Improving the platform’s reliability, scalability, observability, performance, and operational efficiency.* Continuously raising standards for code quality, testing, documentation, infrastructure security, and production readiness.**What we need to see:*** Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field—or equivalent experience.* 8+ years of experience in software, platform, infrastructure, or cloud engineering, with a focus on backend or distributed systems.* Strong understanding of distributed-systems concepts, including service communication, asynchronous processing, failure handling, retries, idempotency, and eventual consistency.* Familiarity with PostgreSQL and MongoDB, including data modeling, migrations, and performance.* Understanding of secure software development, cloud security, identity and access management, secrets management, and network security.* Experience with AI-native development and coding agents to multiply developer efficiency.* Strong communication skills and a collaborative, team-oriented approach.****Ways to stand out from the crowd:***** Deep expertise in Go and TypeScript.* Production experience with Temporal for durable execution, workflow orchestration, and long-running distributed processes.* Comprehensive understanding of infrastructure security, workload isolation, container security, and zero-trust principles.* Experience building platforms for AI agents or sandbox execution.* Excited to contribute to a high-trust, collaborative culture while bringing a unique perspective to the team!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're creative and enjoy learning while having fun, then what are you waiting for? Apply today!Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 168,000 USD - 270,250 USD.You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.Applications for this job will be accepted at least until September 15, 2026.