Senior Staff Client Platform Engineer

NVIDIA Corporation; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 322,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

NVIDIA is seeking a Senior Staff Client Platform Engineer in Santa Clara to architect and scale client platform tooling and services. You’ll lead end-to-end platform automation and standardize practices across a global, heterogeneous fleet.

Ideal candidates have 12+ years in client platform engineering, strong IaC and CI/CD experience, and deep proficiency in Python/Go/Rust for systems tooling. Equity and benefits are part of the package.

Qualifications

• BS/MS or equivalent experience in Engineering or Computer Science.
• 12+ years of experience in Client Platform Engineering.
• Expert-level client platform engineering experience with a proven track record of managing global endpoint fleets at scale.
• Mastery of Configuration as Code and Infrastructure as Code methodologies (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, Chef, or Puppet) and Git-based CI/CD workflows.
• Demonstrated success in building internal tooling, CLI tools, or microservices that automate complex platform operations.
• Strong proficiency in software development (e.g., Python, Go, or Rust) applied specifically to systems engineering and platform tooling.
• Strong communication and partner management skills, with the ability to align diverse teams around a common platform vision.

Responsibilities

• Architect and build scalable tooling and services for client platforms, establishing the end-to-end technical strategy for platform automation and service delivery.
• Apply deep codified principles to ensure repeatable, auditable, and version-controlled changes across a global, heterogeneous client environment.
• Set and enforce technical standards for platform automation, mentoring other engineers and driving the adoption of modern software engineering practices across IT.
• Collaborate with Security, Networking, and Product teams to systematically improve platform reliability and the internal developer experience.
• Serve as the primary architect for sophisticated service delivery challenges, driving root-cause analysis and long-term remediation for core platform services.
• Influence and recommend changes to policies, standards, and architectural direction, and establish procedures that impact multiple teams or the broader organization.

Skills

Client platform engineering

Configuration as Code

Python Go Rust

Git CI/CD

CLI tooling

Communication

Education

BS/MS in Engineering or CS

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Chef

Puppet

Git

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.

This Senior Staff Client Platform Engineer role is a high-impact technical leadership position dedicated to architecting NVIDIA’s next-generation client platforms.

You will move beyond traditional management to build scalable, automated, agentic ecosystems that define the future of global endpoint infrastructure.

What you’ll be doing

• Architect and build scalable tooling and services for client platforms, establishing the end-to-end technical strategy for platform automation and service delivery.
• Apply deep codified principles to ensure repeatable, auditable, and version-controlled changes across a global, heterogeneous client environment.
• Set and enforce technical standards for platform automation, mentoring other engineers and driving the adoption of modern software engineering practices across IT.
• Collaborate with Security, Networking, and Product teams to systematically improve platform reliability and the internal developer experience.
• Serve as the primary architect for sophisticated service delivery challenges, driving root-cause analysis and long-term remediation for core platform services.
• Influence and recommend changes to policies, standards, and architectural direction, and establish procedures that impact multiple teams or the broader organization.

What we need to see

• BS/MS or equivalent experience in Engineering or Computer Science
• 12+ years of experience in Client Platform Engineering
• Expert-level client platform engineering experience with a proven track record of managing global endpoint fleets at scale.
• Mastery of Configuration as Code and Infrastructure as Code methodologies (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, Chef, or Puppet) and Git-based CI/CD workflows.
• Demonstrated success in building internal tooling, CLI tools, or microservices that automate complex platform operations.
• Strong proficiency in software development (e.g., Python, Go, or Rust) applied specifically to systems engineering and platform tooling.
• Strong communication and partner management skills, with the ability to align diverse teams around a common platform vision.

Ways to stand out from the crowd

• Strong experience in Windows client environment engineering, particularly in large-scale enterprise settings.
• Familiarity with building AI models or agents to enhance platform automation and self-healing capabilities.
• Sincere dedication to the end-user experience, with a history of using data and feedback to drive user-focused platform improvements.
• Experience with macOS client platform engineering.

Salary: Base salary range is 200,000 USD - 322,000 USD. You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

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.