Principal Software Engineer - Cloud Services
About The Position
NVIDIA is seeking a Principal Engineer to join its NGC Cloud Services team and help improve the efficiency, reliability, and scalability of systems supporting global business operations. The role involves shaping automation and support solutions for operational workflows across the organization. As a technical leader, you will help architect and build scalable, distributed NGC Cloud services, contribute to platform-wide architecture, and influence technical direction while enabling teams to own detailed design and implementation decisions. You will also drive operational excellence in secure, scalable secrets management and artifact management.
Requirements
- 15+ years of experience in distributed systems design and development.
- Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field involving coding, such as physics or mathematics, or equivalent experience.
- Advanced programming skills building scalable backend services and microservices architecture.
- Specialist programming experience in Java, Go, and/or C++.
- Strong technical judgment in secrets management, OCI registry, and enterprise-scale artifact management.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work successfully with multifunctional teams, principals, and architects, coordinating across organizational boundaries and geographies.
- A track record of successful technical leadership and large-scale architecture that impacted critical projects.
- Ability to switch effectively between long-term strategic management and near-term tactical management.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with large-scale distributed systems and cloud multi-tenancy.
- Experience with secrets management, SPIFFE, SPIRE, supply-chain security, agent/AI platforms, and enterprise-scale artifact management platforms.
- A proactive attitude toward investigating and understanding technical requirements for open-ended problems.
- Experience in AI infrastructure, accelerated computing, model distribution, or regulated enterprise software delivery.
Responsibilities
- Architect and build scalable, distributed NGC Cloud services.
- Provide technical leadership on projects across the platform.
- Contribute significantly to the architecture of the entire platform.
- Influence architecture and technical direction while empowering teams to own detailed design and implementation decisions.
- Drive operational excellence for secure, scalable secrets management and artifact management.
Benefits
- Equity
- Benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
