Senior System Software Engineer – GeForce NOW Cloud

at Nvidia

USD 224,000-431,200 per year

SENIOR

✅ On-site

Tech Stack
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1-2 — basic awareness. Minimal hands-on experience, and a rudimentary understanding of the technology's purpose;

3-6 — daily use. Comfortable and regular usage, capable of handling common tasks and challenges related to the technology;

7-9 — you are an expert, you can teach others, you know all the pitfalls and tricks;

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AI API @ 4 Cassandra @ 4 Distributed Systems @ 7 GPU Go IaC Java @ 4 Kubernetes @ 4 LLM Microservices @ 4 NoSQL @ 4 Observability @ 7 OpenStack @ 3 Python @ 6 Redis @ 4 Spring Boot @ 4 gRPC @ 4

Details

About GeForce NOW

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 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.

Responsibilities

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.
Raise the engineering bar through dedicated mentorship and driving technical excellence.

Requirements

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 RESTful, gRPC, MCP APIs and backend services.
Deep knowledge of cloud infrastructure and distributed system design (high reliability, fault tolerance, scalability, observability).
Demonstrated skills in a wide variety of languages, including Java, Golang, and Python.
Experience with Spring Boot/Java-based microservices architecture and Golang Kubernetes operators.
Familiarity with infrastructure as code, container orchestration (Kubernetes, ECS, OpenStack).
Experience with NoSQL databases (Cassandra) and caching solutions (Redis).
Deep understanding and experience in writing testable, maintainable, and performant codebases.

Ways to Stand Out

Proven track record of delivering high-quality distributed systems with a strong sense of ownership and operational excellence.
Drives cross-team alignment and collaboration through clear, effective communication to deliver complex initiatives.
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.

Compensation and Benefits

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 224,000 USD - 356,500 USD for Level 5, and 272,000 USD - 431,250 USD for Level 6. You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.