Senior Staff Client Platform Engineer

• 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.

• 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.

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 200,000 USD - 322,000 USD.

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 the 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. In this role, you will set the vision for platform service delivery, lead multi-functional initiatives, and drive measurable improvements in reliability, security, and developer productivity through advanced software engineering practices., 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 autonomous, we want to hear from you!