Senior Backend Software Engineer – GeForce NOW Cloud

Details

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.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and scale distributed cloud-based systems for a high-performance SaaS/PaaS platform.
• Develop microservices and APIs to support a scalable gaming infrastructure.
• 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.
• Guide and mentor junior engineers, enabling high-quality code delivery and best practices.

Requirements

• B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or equivalent program from an accredited University/College (or equivalent experience).
• 8+ 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 RESTful APIs and backend services.
• Deep knowledge of cloud infrastructure and distributed system design (load balancing, security, microservices, service discovery).
• Demonstrated skills in a wide variety of languages, including Java, Golang, and Python.
• Experience with Spring Boot and Java-based microservices architecture.
• Familiarity with infrastructure as code, container orchestration (Kubernetes, ECS, OpenStack).
• Experience with NoSQL databases (Cassandra, Firebase) and caching solutions (Redis).
• Deep understanding and experience in writing testable, maintainable, and performant codebases.

Ways to stand out from the crowd

• Background with C++ and systems-level programming.
• Experience deploying systems at cloud scale with high availability.
• Background with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI) and building and maintaining test frameworks that validate functionality at scale.
• Exposure to AI-assisted development tools and a passion for using LLMs to enhance development productivity.
• Experience analyzing data to study cloud services and foresee potential areas of improvement.

Benefits

With competitive salaries and a generous benefits package, NVIDIA is widely considered one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working for us. Due to unprecedented growth, our best-in-class engineering teams are rapidly growing. NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer.