Nvidia

Technology

SeniorSystemSoftwareEngineerGeForceNOWCloud

$224–431k Santa Clara, California, United States FULL TIME
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The Brief

“Senior System Software Engineer – GeForce NOW Cloud at Nvidia. Skills: Cloud Computing, Distributed systems, SaaS/PaaS, API development. Design distributed cloud-based systems. Build distributed cloud-based systems”

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Performance tuning; Data analysis

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, 12+ years of hands-on industry experience, Developing and scaling RESTful, gRPC, MCP APIs, Deep knowledge of cloud infrastructure, Deep knowledge of distributed system design, Skills in Java, Golang, and Python, Experience with Spring Boot/Java-based microservices, Experience with Golang Kubernetes operators, Familiarity with infrastructure as code, Familiarity with container orchestration, Experience with NoSQL databases, Experience with caching solutions, Experience in writing testable codebases, Experience in writing maintainable codebases, Experience in writing performant codebases

Nice to Have

Proven track record of delivering high-quality distributed systems, Exposure to AI-assisted development tools, Passion for using LLMs, Experience analyzing data to study cloud services, Experience analyzing data to foresee improvements

What You'll Do.

Design distributed cloud-based systems

Build distributed cloud-based systems

Scale distributed cloud-based systems

Collaborate cross-functionally

Optimize existing systems

Enhance platform reliability

Influence technology stack

Influence architecture

Influence development methodology

Drive performance tuning

Build scalable test harnesses

Maintain scalable test harnesses

Validate system performance

Raise engineering bar

Drive technical excellence

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functionally; Cross-team alignment; Collaboration

Full Job Description

GeForce NOW is Nvidia’s Cloud Gaming service, streaming games at the highest quality to any and every user, regardless of their device type and capabilities – low-end PCs, Macs, or mobile devices. Using the most sophisticated GPUs and Nvidia proprietary software, GeForce NOW transforms the gaming experience with always up-to-date games on always the latest hardware, a streaming experience rivaling that of a local PC, and near-instant launch – just click and play! For more details, see[ _http://www.geforce.com/geforce-now_](http://www.geforce.com/geforce-now). We are looking for a Senior System Software Engineer who sees the big picture of Cloud Computing and is deeply technical, creative, and hands-on. You will design, build, and deploy highly scalable cloud-based solutions for GeForce NOW. You will require a deep understanding of programming languages, distributed systems, multi-threading, and most importantly, cloud services. Your work will craft scalable and efficient cloud services to drive Visual Computing, Deep Learning, and Artificial Intelligence. **What you’ll be doing:** * Design, build, and scale distributed cloud-based systems for a high-performance SaaS/PaaS platform. * Collaborate cross-functionally to drive new features, optimize existing systems, and enhance overall platform reliability. * Influence the technology stack, architecture, and development methodology. * Drive automation, monitoring, and performance tuning. * Build and maintain scalable test harnesses to validate system performance at scale. * Raises the engineering bar through dedicated mentorship and driving technical excellence. **What we need to see:** * B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or equivalent program from an accredited University/College (or equivalent experience). * Minimum 12+ years of hands-on industry experience delivering SaaS/PaaS. * Strong self-initiative, passion, interpersonal skills, and adaptability to new technology. * Proven experience in developing and scaling RES

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