Senior Manager, Software Engineering - IT Infrastructure

Nvidia

Actively hiring
Santa Clara, US Posted 47 days ago $248,000$391,000 / year

At a glance

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TL;DR

Join NVIDIA as a senior technical leader responsible for guiding a team of software engineers tasked with designing, building, and maintaining scalable enterprise software platforms that support infrastructure and services across the company. You will set technical direction, oversee REST API design, drive automation initiatives, and partner with multi-functional teams to ensure high-quality, well-documented solutions are delivered on time. With a strong background in managing engineering teams and experience in designing large-scale systems, you will foster a culture of excellence, championing best practices for documentation, testing, and operational readiness while leading the development of provisioning, metrics, monitoring, and management software. This role requires expertise in REST APIs, CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes, AWS, Python, Go, and JavaScript frameworks, as well as a proven ability to balance technical depth with strategic planning and people leadership.

Skills

AWS Kubernetes CI/CD Python Go REST APIs Documentation Testing Metric Monitoring JavaScript UI Design Microservices Containerization Security Standards Identity Management Large-Scale Automation Provisioning

What you'll do

  • Lead and mentor software engineers responsible for designing and operating enterprise software platforms.
  • Set technical direction and architectural standards for REST APIs used by thousands of engineers.
  • Guide the development and integration of provisioning, metrics, monitoring, and management software.
  • Drive automation initiatives to improve deployment scalability and operational efficiency in large-scale environments.
  • Establish best practices for documentation, testing, and operational readiness to ensure high-quality solutions.
  • Plan and manage team execution, including project prioritization, milestone tracking, and capacity planning.

What we're looking for

  • 6+ years of experience managing and leading software engineering teams.
  • 12+ years of experience in infrastructure or platform-focused environments.
  • Strong background in designing and operating REST APIs at scale for internal users.
  • Experience overseeing systems involving provisioning, metrics, monitoring, and management workflows.
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes, cloud deployments, and AWS.
  • Working knowledge of Python and Go to review designs and code effectively.
  • Ability to balance technical depth with people leadership and strategic planning.

Market check

Salary context

This $248,000–$391,000 range sits above 100% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$130,295$234,000

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$148,455$219,818

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

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

Nvidia currently has 801 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $184,000–$287,500 across 797 roles with salary data.

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