Senior System Software Engineer

US, CA, Santa Clara
Full-time
Posted Nov 13, 2026

Skills

Git
Java
Kubernetes
Machine Learning
MySQL
SQL
Test Automation

Job description

We are now looking for a Senior System Software Engineer. NVIDIA is the leading artificial intelligence computing company and paving the way with innovations in self-driving cars, machine learning, supercomputing, gaming and visualization. NVIDIA gives automakers, research institutions, cloud providers, large companies, and start-ups the power and flexibility to develop and deploy breakthrough artificial intelligence systems. We are an enthusiastic and dedicated team at the forefront of the latest science and technology trends. Working together, we provide a private on-site cloud solution that enables the rest of the organization to quickly release high-quality software. Are you passionate about infrastructure and looking for complex and challenging issues? Are you ready to build the next generation of cloud services, design innovative solutions that address the needs of a whole organization? Then we are excited to have a motivated person like you!

What you'll be doing:

•Innovate to provide solutions to increase system reliability and performance

•Design and develop creative scalable cloud solutions with a major focus on performance, scalability

•Participate in the design, implementation, documentation of system architecture initiatives and full development life cycles.

•Working on challenging problems to increase system reliability and performance such as job scheduling, resource management and automated recovery.

•Build complete solutions including Metrics, Alert and Storage Services.

•Dig into data, analyze and apply analytics to improve the performance/predictability of the system.

•Provide technical leadership to other team members and be a great teamplayer

What we need to see:

•3 years of proven experience and a degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering or equivalent experience.

•Proficient in design and development of Microservices using Java technologies.

•Background in developing large scale cloud infrastructure applications.

•Excellent debugging and problem-solving skills.

•Experience in Databases both SQL (MySQL) and NoSQL (Elastic search, etc)

•Solid understanding of various technologies (Kubernetes, Dockers, Kafka etc)

•Experience with Web Services (SOAP/REST), Jenkins, Git/Perforce, Scalable storage.

•Passionate for automated testing (TDD/Unit tests/ Scalable Testing)

•Experience with UI technologies

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

•Ability to tackle large problems and break them down into simple sub problems to implement effective solutions.

•Background in designing high performant scalable software systems with strong focus to optimize cost.

•Solid collaborative and interpersonal skills, specifically a proven ability to effectively guide and influence within a dynamic environment.

•Strong commitment to get the most performance out of a system being worked on.

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and other objective job-related factors. The expected base salary ranges for this position are:

152,000 USD – 241,500 USD for Level 3; and 184,000 USD – 287,500 USD for Level 4.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits .

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until November 17, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) 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.