Senior Software Engineer, Cloud-Native Stack – CSP Engagements

NVIDIA Corporation; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 184,000 - 357,000; Full time

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Benefits

Job summary

NVIDIA Corporation in Santa Clara, CA seeks a Senior Software Engineer for the CSP Engagements team to advance the cloud-native stack for multi-rack AI/ML datacenters and GPUs like GB200/GB300.

You will debug Kubernetes+Slurm, prototype feature extensions, and collaborate with CSP and internal teams to deliver scalable, industry-leading solutions. Salary ranges and equity benefits are provided, with application deadline Sep 13, 2026.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional software development experience in distributed systems.
• Strong source-level expertise in Kubernetes internals and Slurm.
• Experience integrating GPUs like GB200/GB300 into containerized clusters.

Responsibilities

• Perform deep-dive debugging of multi-rack, multi-tenant clusters: scheduler behavior, container runtime issues, device-plugin crashes, RDMA/IB fabric anomalies, etc.

Skills

Kubernetes internals

Slurm integration

Go

Rust

C/C++

Python

CI/CD

Observability

GPU integration

Customer-facing

Education

BS/MS in Computer Engineering or CS

Tools

GitHub Actions

Tekton

Prometheus

OpenTelemetry

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

We are developing advanced multi-rack, multi-tenant AI/ML datacenters with NVIDIA GB200, and upcoming GB300 GPUs. NVIDIA seeks a Senior Software Engineer for our CSP (Cloud Service Provider) Engagements team to focus on the cloud-native stack for datacenter products like GB200. In this role, You will define customer workflows, prototype stack enhancements, and debug the toughest Kubernetes + Slurm issues in multi-rack, multi-tenant AI datacenters. You'll tackle complex scheduling challenges across racks, tenants, and clouds as part of the CSP engagements team.

What you’ll be doing:

• Perform deep-dive debugging of multi-rack, multi-tenant clusters: scheduler behavior, container runtime issues, device-plugin crashes, RDMA/IB fabric anomalies, etc.
• Gather customer requirements and prototype feature extensions for Kubernetes operators, Slurm plugins, and custom micro-services that expose new GPU capabilities.
• Drive joint architecture reviews and "whiteboard" sessions with CSP and internal platform teams; convert findings into RFCs and upstream pull requests.
• Create reproducible testbeds (Helm/Ansible/Terraform) that mirror customer environments; automate validation and benchmark suites.
• Deliver technical collateral-design docs, how-to guides, demo scripts-and present at customer on-sites, KubeCon, and SlurmUG.
• Collaborate with AE, FAE, and Solution Architect teams to deliver integrated customer solutions and technical documentation.

What we need to see:

• Strong source-level expertise in Kubernetes internals (scheduler, CRI/CNI/CSI, operators) and Slurm (federation, power-save, plugins).
• Hands-on experience integrating next-gen GPUs (Blackwell/GB200/GB300) or comparable accelerators into containerized clusters.
• Proven track record debugging large-scale, cloud-native stacks across networking (RDMA/RoCE), storage, and control planes.
• Customer-facing engineering or solutions-architect background: requirements gathering, PoC ownership, roadmap influence.
• Familiarity with CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Tekton), observability (Prometheus, OpenTelemetry), and infrastructure-as-code.
• Excellent communication - able to switch between deep technical detail and high-level business impact.
• 10+ years of professional software development experience in distributed systems (Go, Rust, C/C++ or Python for tooling).
• BS or MS (or equivalent experience) in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Upstream contributions to Kubernetes, Slurm, Volcano, or similar projects.
• Experience with GPU computing (CUDA), deep learning workloads.

NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. We have some of the most forward-thinking and hard-working people in the world working for us. NVIDIA is leading the way in groundbreaking developments in Artificial Intelligence, High-Performance Computing and Visualization. The GPU, our invention, serves as the visual cortex of modern computers and is at the heart of our products and services.

We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working for us. If you're creative, hardworking and self-motivated, we want to hear from 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 for Level 4, and 224,000 USD - 356,500 USD for Level 5.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until September 13, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

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.