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You will directly craft the platform that fuels the future of AI and cloud computing.\nWhat you'll be doing:\nLead the build and development of next-generation APIs, state management, and workflow orchestration systems that automate fleet lifecycle operations at a massive scale.\nDrive technical alignment across dependent systems and partner teams to ensure cohesive integration, clear interfaces, and reliable end-to-end workflows, with a strong focus on delivery.\nAct as a force-multiplier by coaching, mentoring, and encouraging senior engineers, elevating the technical standards and guidelines across the organization.\nMaintain an incredible focus on the customer experience and product requirements, translating deep technical insight into high-impact business solutions.\nPartner with executive and engineering leadership to codify critical business processes into self-measuring, scalable, and operationally consistent platforms, drastically reducing manual toil.\nDirect the integration strategy for key technologies, including common AI schedulers (e.g., Kubernetes, Slurm) and innovative observability systems (e.g., Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, Grafana).\nWhat We Need To See:\n16+ years of progressive industry experience\nMaster’s or bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field, or equivalent experience defining and shipping complex distributed systems.\nDeep, hands-on expertise in establishing, operating, and scaling services in a fast paced, high-reliability environment.\nThrive in ambiguous, fast paced environments by rapidly testing ideas, iterating toward working solutions, and then hardening the winners into reliable, scalable systems.\nOutstanding proficiency in modern systems programming languages such as Go, Java, or Python.\nProven track record of defining, owning, and evolving the architecture of high-scale distributed systems, including advanced patterns for APIs, control planes, and data pipelines.\nDeep understanding of global cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure) and container ecosystems (Docker, Kubernetes).\nDemonstrated ability to drive technical strategy and influence outcomes across organizational boundaries.\nOutstanding ability to communicate complex technical concepts, drive organizational consensus, and mentor high-performing engineers.\nWays to Stand Out from the Crowd:\nA history of successfully leading the development and adoption of organization-wide workflow orchestration systems for petabyte-scale infrastructure.\nExperience in a Principal/Staff+ capacity, delivering measurable improvements in operational efficiency, reliability, and security across a large engineering org.\nDeep familiarity with the operational and deployment aspects of the NVIDIA AI/ML software stack (CUDA, cuDNN, containerization).\nPatent contributions or a strong publication record in areas related to distributed systems, cloud computing, or infrastructure automation.\nWidely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers, NVIDIA offers highly competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package. 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