Senior Software Engineer, Platform Engineering
Nvidia
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This role pays more than 98% of similar roles. Most pay $169,550–$220,800 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $320k versus about $195k for comparable roles.
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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
Nvidia currently has 1623 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $184,000–$287,500 across 1110 roles with salary data.
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The Principal Software Engineer joins the technology team to build next-generation AI platforms and products designed to improve business efficiency and productivity. This role involves architecting and building agentic AI systems that leverage LLMs for reasoning, planning, and tool orchestration across enterprise workflows. Key responsibilities include designing multi-agent frameworks, developing scalable platforms for retrieval-augmented generation, and integrating agents with enterprise data sources, APIs, and internal microservices. The engineer will ensure the reliability and performance of autonomous systems while mentoring other engineers. Required technical skills include Python, Linux, embedded systems, firmware, and hardware/software integration. Candidates must demonstrate expertise in Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud-native applications, alongside experience with agentic AI paradigms, LangChain, and open-source ecosystems to solve complex distributed system challenges.
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