Senior Software Engineer, Cloud-Native Stack – CSP Engagements

NVIDIA; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 184,000 - 287,500; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Seattle is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the CSP Engagements team. This role focuses on cloud-native stacks for AI/ML datacenters, requiring strong expertise in Kubernetes and Slurm. Responsibilities include deep debugging, gathering customer requirements, and driving architecture reviews. Candidates should have 6+ years of experience in distributed systems and a degree in Computer Engineering or related field. The base salary is competitive and includes equity and benefits.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional software development experience in distributed systems.
• Hands-on experience integrating next-gen GPUs into containerized clusters.
• Customer-facing engineering or solutions-architect background.

Responsibilities

• Perform deep-dive debugging of multi-rack, multi-tenant clusters.
• Gather customer requirements and prototype feature extensions for Kubernetes and Slurm.
• Drive architecture reviews and convert findings into RFCs and pull requests.

Skills

Kubernetes intern

Slurm

Distributed systems

CI/CD

Observability

Excellent communication

Education

BS or MS in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

Go

Rust

C/C++

Python

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.

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 interns (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.
• 6+ 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.

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 April 16, 2026.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and is an equal‑opportunity employer.

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