CareerPlan

Principal Software Engineer - DGX Cloud

US, CA, Santa ClaraFull-time$272k2026-10-23 → 2026-11-10

Core

Build foundational systems and scalable automation solutions for NVIDIA's high-performance GPU infrastructure and DGX Cloud platform.

Role type

Principal Software Engineer (Infrastructure/Cloud)

Builds

Next-generation APIs, state management, workflow orchestration systems, and control planes for fleet lifecycle operations.

Domain

Cloud Infrastructure / Distributed Systems / AI/ML Hardware

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Distributed systems architecture, Systems programming (Go, Java, Python), Cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure), Container ecosystems (Docker, Kubernetes), Workflow orchestration, Technical strategy, Mentoring

Preferred skills

Petabyte-scale infrastructure leadership, NVIDIA AI/ML software stack (CUDA, cuDNN), Observability systems (Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, Grafana), Patent contributions

Technologies

Go, Java, Python, Kubernetes, Slurm, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, Grafana, Docker, AWS, GCP, Azure, CUDA, cuDNN

Responsibilities

Lead build and development of next-generation APIs and workflow orchestration systems; Drive technical alignment across dependent systems; Coach and mentor senior engineers; Partner with executive leadership to codify business processes; Direct integration strategy for AI schedulers and observability systems.

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with strategic leadership