NVIDIA

Artificial Intelligence, High-Performance Computing, Visualization, Cloud Infrastructure

PrincipalSoftwareEngineer,DGXCloudProductionEngineering

$272–431k Santa Clara, California, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
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The Brief

“Principal Software Engineer, DGX Cloud Production Engineering at NVIDIA. Skills: Kubernetes, production engineering, automation, reliability, large-scale distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, Go, Python. Define and execute the technical strategy for DGX Cloud cluster operations. building the automation, GitOps, and Day 2 reliability needed to operate large-scale GPU clusters across NVIDIA Cloud Partners (NCPs) and on-prem environments”

What You'll Achieve.

building the automation, GitOps, and Day 2 reliability needed to operate large-scale GPU clusters; Establish patterns for Kubernetes-based GPU cluster operations; Set technical standards for production readiness, SLOs, incident response, handoff gates, and operational acceptance

Industry & Context.

Artificial Intelligence, High Performance Computing, Visualization, Cloud Infrastructure
Problems you'll solve

turn ambiguous infrastructure problems into durable software and operating models; Identify and eliminate operational toil

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

15+ years of experience building and operating large-scale distributed systems or cloud infrastructure, Deep experience with Kubernetes, Linux, infrastructure automation, and production operations, programming experience in Go, Python, or similar, Proven ability to lead complex cross-org technical initiatives, Experience designing reliable systems with clear SLOs, observability, incident response, and automation, BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience

Nice to Have

Experience with GPU clusters, AI/ML infrastructure, Kubernetes operators, GitOps, BMaaS/VMaaS, managed Kubernetes, or multi-cloud fleet operations, Experience building internal platforms, control planes, lifecycle automation, or production readiness frameworks, Track record of turning operational pain into reusable software, APIs, and engineering standards

What You'll Do.

Define and execute the technical strategy for DGX Cloud cluster operations

building the automation

and Day 2 reliability needed to operate large-scale GPU clusters across NVIDIA Cloud Partners (NCPs) and on-prem environments

Lead design and implementation of systems for cluster lifecycle

Establish patterns for Kubernetes-based GPU cluster operations across partner and on-prem environments

Identify and eliminate operational toil through software

and agent-assisted workflows

Set technical standards for production readiness

and operational acceptance

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Mentor engineers and influence platform, infrastructure, storage, networking, security, and workload teams

Process & Methodology

Lead complex cross-org technical initiatives

Full Job Description

NVIDIA DGX Cloud is scaling GPU infrastructure across internal, partner, and cloud environments. We are looking for Principal Software Engineers to help shape the technical direction for production engineering, Kubernetes-based operations, automation, and reliability across large-scale GPU clusters. This role is for senior technical leaders who can define architecture, lead through influence, build critical systems, and turn ambiguous infrastructure problems into durable software and operating models. **What you’ll be doing:** * Define and execute the technical strategy for DGX Cloud cluster operations, building the automation, GitOps, and Day 2 reliability needed to operate large-scale GPU clusters across NVIDIA Cloud Partners (NCPs) and on-prem environments. * Lead design and implementation of systems for cluster lifecycle, validation, repair, upgrades, observability, and readiness. * Establish patterns for Kubernetes-based GPU cluster operations across partner and on-prem environments. * Identify and eliminate operational toil through software, APIs, automation, and agent-assisted workflows. * Set technical standards for production readiness, SLOs, incident response, handoff gates, and operational acceptance. * Mentor engineers and influence platform, infrastructure, storage, networking, security, and workload teams. **What we need to see:** * 15+ years of experience building and operating large-scale distributed systems or cloud infrastructure. * Deep experience with Kubernetes, Linux, infrastructure automation, and production operations. * Strong programming experience in Go, Python, or similar. * Proven ability to lead complex cross-org technical initiatives. * Experience designing reliable systems with clear SLOs, observability, incident response, and automation. * BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience. **Ways to stand out from the crowd:** * Experience with GPU clusters, AI/ML infrastructure, Kubernetes operators, GitOps, BMaaS/VMaaS, managed Ku

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