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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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As a Principal Software Engineer, you will set the technical direction for the global Developer Compute platform, which covers AI agent sandboxes and virtual desktop infrastructure. You will architect and build services to provision, stream, secure, and operate cloud-hosted compute environments across AWS and Azure for AI agents and human users. Your daily work involves leading end-to-end architecture, developing distributed compute services, and driving desktop streaming strategies including protocol architecture and performance tuning. You will utilize deep expertise in AWS and Azure services like EC2, VPC, and Entra ID, alongside streaming protocols such as Amazon DCV, PCoIP, or Omnissa Blast Extreme. You will solve complex problems regarding multi-tenant isolation, GPU virtualization, and zero-trust architecture to translate AI workflows into reliable, high-performance platform capabilities.
What does a Software Engineer earn in Remote?
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