Senior Software Engineer, AI Developer Tools

Nvidia

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Quick summary

Work type
Remote
Location
Santa Clara, CA
Salary
$184,000–$287,500 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
3 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $236k
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This role pays more than 96% of similar roles. Most pay $149,193–$196,750 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $236k versus about $173k 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 1805 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $184,000–$287,500 across 1196 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer, AI Developer Tools

The Senior Software Engineer, AI Developer Tools joins the team to build innovative local AI applications and tools for deploying and managing local AI systems. This role involves developing intuitive features and workflows that allow users to connect devices, run AI models locally, and utilize AI agents. You will collaborate with UX and UI designers, product managers, and engineers to create a unified application across Windows, Linux, and macOS. The position requires a B.Sc in Computer Science or equivalent experience, with a strong background in Go and over 8 years of experience building complex APIs, CLIs, or applications. Candidates should possess experience with agent-driven software development, inference engines, frameworks, and local AI hardware platforms to solve the technical challenge of making local AI accessible to creators and developers.

What does a Software Engineer earn in California?

Median $214500 from 1140 postings across 73 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Develop innovative local AI applications to maximize the capabilities of accelerated hardware.
  • Build tools for seamlessly deploying and managing local AI systems for diverse users.
  • Create intuitive features and workflows to connect devices and run AI models locally.
  • Develop a unified application platform across Windows, Linux, and macOS.
  • Build software that enables people and AI agents to interact with PCs and connected devices.
  • Design and implement complex APIs, CLIs, and applications using Go.
  • Integrate inference engines and frameworks into local AI hardware platforms.

What we're looking for

  • B.Sc in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
  • Strong background in Go.
  • 8+ years of hands-on experience building complex APIs, CLIs, or applications.
  • Experience with agent driven software development.
  • Excellent interpersonal, social and written communication skills.
  • Experience with inference engines and frameworks (preferred).
  • Experience with local AI hardware platforms (preferred).
  • A natural leader with the ability to lead a problem and work towards a solution (preferred).

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