Nvidia

Principal Software Engineer, Distributed Systems Engineer - DGX Cloud

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Durham, NC, USAStaff+
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Base Salary

$272k - $431k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Develop custom software for scheduling GPU resources on Kubernetes.
  • Build monitoring and health-management capabilities for reliable, available, and scalable GPU assets.
  • Process GPU hardware diagnostics, cluster telemetry, and network telemetry data streams.
  • Evaluate system failures and improve production services through incident management.
  • Coordinate across NVIDIA teams to ensure AI clusters operate reliably, consistently, and at maximum performance.

Requirements

  • 15+ years of experience in similar software engineering roles and large-scale production systems.
  • Direct software engineering experience with Kubernetes APIs and frameworks, beyond operating Kubernetes clusters.
  • Experience demonstrating meaningful impact in a highly technical organization.
  • Proficiency with a systems programming language such as Go or Python.
  • Solid understanding of data structures and algorithms and common software engineering principles, tools, and techniques.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or a comparable discipline, or equivalent experience.
  • Strong communication, collaboration, and cross-organizational coordination skills.
  • Preferred experience managing and automating large-scale distributed systems independently of cloud providers.
  • Advanced hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Slurm, or Bright Cluster Manager.
  • Proven operational excellence maintaining reliable and performant AI infrastructure.

Benefits

  • Eligible for equity and benefits.
  • Base salary is determined by location, experience, and pay for similar positions.
  • Applications will be accepted at least until October 3, 2026.
Nvidia

About Nvidia

10,000+ employees

Nvidia designs and sells GPUs and accelerated computing platforms for data centers, AI/ML, graphics, gaming, and automotive, monetizing through hardware, software platforms (CUDA, AI frameworks), and systems like DGX and networking. Customers include cloud providers, enterprises, researchers, and OEMs. Founded in 1993 and headquartered in Santa Clara, it is a public company traded on NASDAQ under NVDA.

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