Senior Platform Engineer, Network Infrastructure

Nvidia

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Work type
Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$176,000–$276,000 / yr
Posted
5 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $179k
This role $226k
$81k most similar roles pay here $297k

This role pays more than 86% of similar roles. Most pay $144,350–$213,050 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $226k versus about $179k for comparable roles.

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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

Nvidia currently has 896 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Platform Engineer, Network Infrastructure

Senior Platform Engineer, Network Infrastructure - DGX Cloud joins the Cloud Foundations Reliability team within the Global Network Infrastructure organization. This senior individual contributor role focuses on the lifecycle and automation of a Kubernetes-based platform used to provision, monitor, and operate global network systems across data centers, colocation facilities, and cloud environments. You will design, build, and operate the platform while managing cluster onboarding, upgrades, capacity, and recovery. Responsibilities include developing production-quality software for provisioning and GitOps delivery, providing production support for hosted network services, and defining observability standards. The role requires expertise in Kubernetes at scale, Go or Python programming, infrastructure as code, and CI/CD. Candidates should possess skills in cluster networking, storage, and multi-cluster dependencies to solve complex problems involving control-plane health and automated telemetry across large-scale distributed systems.

What does a Platform Engineer earn?

Median $150000 from 32 postings across 22 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Design, build, and operate the Kubernetes platform powering network automation and telemetry across multiple environments.
  • Manage the full lifecycle of Kubernetes clusters, including onboarding, upgrades, capacity planning, and recovery.
  • Develop production-quality software and automation for cluster provisioning, validation, and GitOps-based delivery.
  • Provide production support and troubleshoot complex failures involving control-plane health, networking, storage, and scheduling.
  • Define and implement observability standards, including health signals, capacity alerts, and automated runbooks.
  • Lead incident response efforts and drive corrective actions to resolution for platform and hosted service issues.
  • Establish consistent engineering practices and infrastructure standards across global teams.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
  • 8+ years of experience building or operating production Kubernetes platforms, network infrastructure, or distributed systems.
  • Deep experience with Kubernetes at scale, including cluster lifecycle, upgrades, networking, storage, and recovery.
  • Proficiency in at least one general-purpose programming language such as Go or Python.
  • Experience with GitOps, infrastructure as code, CI/CD, and automated production delivery.
  • Experience deploying and supporting network automation or telemetry services on Kubernetes.
  • Experience with production on-call, incident response, root-cause analysis, and driving corrective actions to completion.

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