Principal Engineer in DGX Cloud

• Lead the build and development of next-generation APIs, state management, and workflow orchestration systems that automate fleet lifecycle operations at a massive scale.
• Drive technical alignment across dependent systems and partner teams to ensure cohesive integration, clear interfaces, and reliable end-to-end workflows, with a strong focus on delivery.
• Act as a force-multiplier by coaching, mentoring, and encouraging senior engineers, elevating the technical standards and guidelines across the organization.
• Maintain an incredible focus on the customer experience and product requirements, translating deep technical insight into high-impact business solutions.
• Partner with executive and engineering leadership to codify critical business processes into self-measuring, scalable, and operationally consistent platforms, drastically reducing manual toil.
• Direct the integration strategy for key technologies, including common AI schedulers (e.g., Kubernetes, Slurm) and innovative observability systems (e.g., Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, Grafana).

• 16+ years of progressive industry experience
• Master’s or Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience defining and shipping complex distributed systems.
• Deep, hands-on expertise in establishing, operating, and scaling services in a fast paced, high-reliability environment.
• Thrive in ambiguous, fast paced environments by rapidly testing ideas, iterating toward working solutions, and then hardening the winners into reliable, scalable systems.
• Outstanding proficiency in modern systems programming languages such as Go, Java, or Python.
• Proven track record of defining, owning, and evolving the architecture of high-scale distributed systems, including advanced patterns for APIs, control planes, and data pipelines.
• Deep understanding of global cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure) and container ecosystems (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Demonstrated ability to drive technical strategy and influence outcomes across organizational boundaries.
• Outstanding ability to communicate complex technical concepts, drive organizational consensus, and mentor high-performing engineers.

Ways to Stand Out from the Crowd:

• A history of successfully leading the development and adoption of organization-wide workflow orchestration systems for petabyte-scale infrastructure.
• Experience in a Principal/Staff+ capacity, delivering measurable improvements in operational efficiency, reliability, and security across a large engineering org.
• Deep familiarity with the operational and deployment aspects of the NVIDIA AI/ML software stack (CUDA, cuDNN, containerization).
• Patent contributions or a strong publication record in areas related to distributed systems, cloud computing, or infrastructure automation., Adoption, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Application Programming Interface (API), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Automation, Business Processes, Business Solutions, CUDA (Compute Unified Device Architecture), Cloud Computing, Coaching, Communication Skills, Customer Experience, Customer Relations, Data Management, Distributed Computing, Docker, Ecosystems, GCP (Good Clinical Practices), GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), High Reliability, Java, Leadership, Mentoring, Microsoft Windows Azure, Operational Improvement, Operational Measurement, Operational Strategy, Patents, Programming Languages, Publications, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Software Engineering, System Integration (SI), Systems Scalability, Systems/Internals Programming, Technical Leadership, Technical Strategy, Vehicle Fleets

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Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 272,000 USD - 431,250 USD.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Title: Principal Software Engineer - DGX Cloud Organization: NVIDIA Corp Location: Santa Clara 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.

We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer to join our DGX Cloud team and build the foundational systems that drive NVIDIA’s high-performance GPU infrastructure. You will play a meaningful role in crafting scalable automation solutions, integrating diverse systems, and enabling seamless workflows across global cloud operations. As a Principal Engineer in DGX Cloud, you will be at the pinnacle of technical leadership. You will directly craft the platform that fuels the future of AI and cloud computing., NVIDIA Corp

Visualize your future . . . We Do NVIDIA is the world leader in graphics processing technologies, creating innovative, industry-changing products for computing, consumer electronics, and mobile devices. NVIDIA products are transforming visually-rich applications such as video games, film production, broadcasting, industrial design, space exploration, and medical imaging. We invest in our people and our technologies, support and fund industry research around the world, and consistently deliver high-quality products. NVIDIA’s culture promotes and inspires a team of world-class employees to be at the top of their game. We’ve created an environment where talents are recognized and collaboration is valued. Our employees are shaping the world of tomorrow. . . today. We invite you to explore the opportunities available at NVIDIA to see what your future may hold.

Company Size: 10,000 employees or more