Senior Systems Software Engineer - CI/CD Infrastructure for Open-Source Accelerated Computing Software

Details

NVIDIA has been transforming computer graphics, PC gaming, and accelerated computing for more than 25 years. It’s a unique legacy of innovation that’s fueled by great technology—and amazing people. Today, NVIDIA is tapping into the unlimited potential of AI to define the next era of computing. We are looking for a senior systems software engineer to advance the Continuous Integration and Delivery (CI/CD) infrastructure that powers many accelerated open-source software projects. This role focuses on shaping secure and scalable CI/CD infrastructure for open-source AI and accelerated computing software on the NVIDIA platform.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, extend, test, deploy, and maintain a centralized CI/CD infrastructure for many open-source projects.
• Collaborate effectively with peers and partners through brainstorming and review sessions to produce high-quality design, code, and documentation.
• Review, recommend, and model guidelines of CI/CD for reliability, performance, monitoring, security, compliance, interoperability, usability, correctness, consistency, and simplicity.
• Support other NVIDIA teams in using this foundational infrastructure.
• Debug production issues across services and multiple levels of the stack.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to setting technical direction and standards for the infrastructure team.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and 8 years of experience with software engineering in several programming languages and with data structures/algorithms.
• Experience with CI/CD technologies such as GitHub Actions and GitLab Runners.
• Experience with open source software development (workflows, tools, guidelines).
• Significant experience working with configuration management tools such as Ansible and Terraform.
• Strong understanding and experience with Kubernetes administration and deployment.
• Familiarity with security patterns, e.g., authentication protocols (OAuth 2.0, OIDC), authorization frameworks, and secret management (HashiCorp Vault).
• Hands-on experience with virtualization tools including containers and virtual machines.
• Solid understanding of networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, Load Balancing).
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

Ways to stand out

• Expertise with Agentic AI frameworks, patterns, and tools.
• Experience developing and operating centralized and large-scale automated build, test, and deployment platforms.
• Familiarity with compliance and security requirements in cloud and on-prem environments.
• Experience with the NVIDIA platform (hardware and software).

Compensation and benefits

• Base salary range reported: 184,000 USD - 287,500 USD for Level 4, and 224,000 USD - 356,500 USD for Level 5.
• Eligible for equity and company benefits (link to NVIDIA benefits provided in original posting).

Application information

• Applications for this job will be accepted at least until July 18, 2026.
• This posting is for an existing vacancy. NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.

Equal opportunity

• NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and is proud to be 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.