As a Principal Architect at NVIDIA in Santa Clara, CA, you will lead the architecture and development of our advanced release management platform, overseeing its evolution to support multi-tenant environments across diverse hardware platforms. Your daily responsibilities include crafting hierarchical domain models, designing robust data ingestion pipelines, and establishing comprehensive validation and promotion models. You will also set standards for API build processes, authentication, and observability while driving frontend architecture for a sophisticated authoring experience. This role requires extensive experience in Python, PostgreSQL, React, Angular, TypeScript, CI/CD orchestration, and event-driven architectures, with a focus on large-scale platform projects and technical leadership across multiple teams.
Manage architecture of full-stack release management platform for multi-tenant systems.
Craft hierarchical domain models and state machines for complex lifecycles.
Architect ingestion and reconciliation pipelines to ensure data fidelity.
Define comprehensive validation, promotion, and gating model with automation.
Establish strict separation between authoring and production environments.
Set standards for API build, authentication, RBAC, audit logging, and observability.
Lead frontend architecture for sophisticated authoring and review experience.
What we're looking for
Over 15 years of hands-on software engineering experience with at least 5 years in senior technical leadership.
Proven track record leading large-scale, multi-year full-stack platform projects from inception to production.
Expertise in Python and modern backend stacks, including PostgreSQL for complex relational data modeling.
Strong skills in frontend architecture using React, Angular, and TypeScript for data-heavy UIs.
Demonstrated success in designing state machines, workflow engines, and lifecycle systems.
Solid background in CI/CD orchestration, event-triggered integrations, and background-job systems.
Proficiency in API development with REST contracts, versioning, and automation-friendly interfaces.
Market check
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This
$272,000–$431,250
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99%
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$156,051–$253,200
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$166,009–$236,860
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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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