Principal Engineer, Cloud Site Reliability Engineering

Nvidia

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Work type: On-site
Location: Santa Clara, CA
Salary: $272,000–$431,250 / yr
Posted: 37 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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About Nvidia

Nvidia is a leading designer of graphics processing units (GPUs) and system-on-chip units, powering gaming, professional visualization, data centers, and artificial intelligence workloads. Industry: Semiconductors & AI Computing

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TL;DR · Principal Engineer, Cloud Site Reliability Engineering

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Principal Engineer, Cloud Site Reliability Engineering joins the Infrastructure, Planning and Process Cloud Infrastructure Team to serve as an SRE Architect for the GPU Private Cloud. This role involves architecting, implementing, and supporting end-to-end CI/CD systems using open-source and proprietary software while optimizing critical software development workflows across various internal organizations. The engineer will identify performance bottlenecks, improve cost efficiency for AI development and testing systems, and lead software projects while technically directing a team of engineers. Key responsibilities include onboarding internal teams to cloud infrastructure and crafting metrics via analytics dashboards. Required skills include Java, Python, Shell-script, REST APIs, and experience with SQL/NoSQL databases like MySQL, Cassandra, MongoDB, or Elasticsearch. Technical expertise must include Docker, Kubernetes, OpenStack, Chef, Puppet, Hadoop, Ceph, SwiftStack, LXC, Git, Perforce, JFrog, and Kafka to support diverse operating systems and hardware platforms.

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Skills

SRE CI/CD Python Java Kubernetes Docker OpenStack MySQL Cassandra MongoDB Elasticsearch Kafka Hadoop Ceph SwiftStack Chef Puppet Git Perforce JFrog REST APIs Linux Windows Android

What you'll do

Architect, implement, and support end-to-end CI/CD systems using open-source and proprietary software.
Develop software solutions to optimize critical development workflows across various internal organizations.
Identify performance bottlenecks to improve the speed and cost efficiency of AI development systems.
Lead software development projects and provide technical direction to a team of engineers.
Onboard internal development teams to private cloud infrastructure based on specific use cases.
Create and implement critical metrics using various analytics methods and dashboards.
Resolve complex issues within distributed software systems and large-scale infrastructure.

What we're looking for

BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
15+ years of systems software development experience.
At least 1 year of experience dedicated to developing or exploring AI.
Experience maintaining cloud infrastructure and highly available production environments.
Proficiency in Java, Python, and Shell scripting with an understanding of distributed systems and REST APIs.
Experience with SQL/NoSQL database systems such as MySQL, Cassandra, MongoDB, or Elasticsearch.
Expertise in Docker containers, Virtual Machines, and technologies like OpenStack, Kubernetes, Chef/Puppet, and Kafka.
Ability to collaborate across organizational boundaries in a multi-national, multi-time-zone corporate environment.

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