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# Senior Staff Client Platform Engineer

- **Company:** NVIDIA Ltd.
- **Location:** Santa Clara, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $200,000.0 - $322,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Systems Engineering, Python (Programming Language), Ansible, Software Engineering, System Availability, Git, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Puppet, Terraform, Windows Client, Microservices
- **Published:** July 21, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.disabledperson.com/jobs/73782371-senior-staff-client-platform-engineer

## About the Role

* 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.

## Description

* 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.


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