Senior Systems Software Engineer: Kubernetes & GPUs

NVIDIA Corporation; Santa Clara, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 184,000 - 357,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Benefits

Career growth

Job summary

NVIDIA Corporation is seeking a Sr. Systems Software Engineer to build platform software around open-source container runtimes and Kubernetes.

You will contribute to GPU-accelerated applications, work on Kubernetes integration, and collaborate across NVIDIA teams to ensure coherent software across the stack. The role requires strong Go and C skills, distributed systems expertise, and a passion for Cloud Native technologies.

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 8+ years of relevant work experience.
• Expert level knowledge in a systems programming language (Go, C).
• Strong understanding of Container Orchestration Systems (K8s) and Container technology.
• Knowledge of Linux operating system internals.
• Strong background in Cloud Computing and Distributed Software design and development.
• Understanding of performance, security and reliability in complex distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Join a small dynamic team to advance GPU-accelerated applications in container runtimes and Kubernetes environments.
• Make GPUs first-class resources in container orchestrators and contribute to core Cloud Native technologies.
• Collaborate with NVIDIA teams to ensure seamless integration across the stack and drive priority-focused work.

Skills

Go

C

Kubernetes

Containers

Distributed systems

Linux

Cloud computing

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science

Tools

K8s Operator framework

CDI

DRA

Job description

NVIDIA Corporation is seeking a Sr. Systems Software Engineer to build platform software around open-source container runtimes and Kubernetes.

You will contribute to GPU-accelerated applications, work on Kubernetes integration, and collaborate across NVIDIA teams to ensure coherent software across the stack. The role requires strong Go and C skills, distributed systems expertise, and a passion for Cloud Native technologies.