Senior Manager, Software Engineering - Media and Entertainment

Details

NVIDIA has been transforming computer graphics and accelerated computing for more than 25 years. In the AI era, it’s a unique legacy of innovation that’s fueled by great technology and amazing people. The NVIDIA AI for Media engineering team builds pioneering AI models and deploys them as SDKs and microservices for video streaming and broadcasting. These AI microservices are deployed on the NVIDIA Holoscan for Media platform for real-time video communication in broadcast environments and are also offered in the NVIDIA Broadcast App to enhance video and voice in live streaming and video conferencing.

Responsibilities

• Supervise a team of engineers building next-generation microservices and blueprints to enable scalable, deployable cloud AI pipelines.
• Strive to keep your team motivated and productive by implementing and sustaining engineering best practices.
• Closely collaborate with deep learning software and hardware teams across NVIDIA to influence roadmaps and deliver solutions.
• Influence short-term and long-term product decisions with engineering expertise and visionary thinking.
• Engage with external partners to facilitate product adoption.
• Track metrics and make telemetry-based informed decisions with stakeholder alignment.
• Expand the visibility of your team’s work and keep collaborators informed about status, risks, and pivots.
• Hire, mentor, and grow top-tier technical talent as needed to expand product scope.

Requirements

• MS degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or Electrical Engineering (or equivalent experience).
• 10+ years overall experience in software development and 5+ years of team management experience building and leading high-performing teams.
• Experience balancing technical depth with strategic decision making and influence.
• Ability to enforce code health and code review practices, establish testing and QA standards, and improve engineering workflow productivity (including using AI tools).
• Track record of mentorship and ability to attract, hire, mentor, and grow top-tier technical talent.
• Ability to coordinate, communicate, and collaborate with cross-functional teams (Product, Research, SRE, Security, Sales, Marketing, PLC).
• Strong understanding of market trends and competitive landscape in the Media & Entertainment industry.
• Deep understanding of media pipelines and codecs (e.g., H.264, VP9) and video streaming protocols (e.g., WebRTC, RTP).
• Proficiency with cloud-native deployment, containerization, and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift) and observability tools (Grafana, Prometheus).
• Hands-on experience with programming languages such as Python and C++.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS and GCP and common container/network interfaces such as HTTP, gRPC, MCP, and SMPTE ST 2110.

Ways to stand out (desirable)

• Prior experience engineering in the Media and Entertainment industry.
• Background in AI pipelines for video use cases.
• Experience with CUDA.

Benefits

Widely considered one of the technology world’s most desirable employers, NVIDIA offers highly competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package. 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 - 425,500 USD.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits. See NVIDIA benefits: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/benefits/

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until December 21, 2025.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and is an equal opportunity employer. The company does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.