Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure and Tooling

Nvidia

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Work type
Remote
Location
Santa Clara, CA
Salary
$184,000–$287,500 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
8 days ago
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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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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure and Tooling

As a Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure and Tooling - DriveOS, you will join the team responsible for the software platform powering autonomous vehicles and intelligent machines. You will design and implement highly available automation systems, developer tooling, and intelligent dashboards to monitor the quality of DriveOS builds. Your core responsibilities include architecting AI-native pipelines using LLM-based agents, RAG systems, and multi-agent orchestration to automate requirements analysis, test generation, and defect triage. You will build integrated data pipelines and full-stack systems using Python, Node.js, Go, React, and TypeScript. The role requires expertise in GitLab CI, Jenkins, Terraform, Ansible, and graph databases like Neo4j. You will solve complex problems regarding safety-critical engineering workflows aligned with ISO 26262 and ISO 21434 automotive standards.

What does a Software Engineer earn in California?

Median $214500 from 1193 postings across 76 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Design and implement highly available automation systems and developer tooling to monitor DriveOS build quality.
  • Architect AI-native pipelines integrating LLM-based agents and RAG systems into core engineering workflows.
  • Automate requirements analysis, test generation, defect triage, and safety documentation using intelligent agents.
  • Translate multi-functional requirements into process-automation solutions compliant with automotive safety standards like ISO 26262.
  • Build integrated data pipelines to aggregate global telemetry and surface predictive quality metrics via dashboards.
  • Operationalize emerging AI capabilities including code-generation copilots and automated documentation tools.
  • Define and deploy governance policies for AI-assisted tooling to ensure traceability and auditability in safety-certified processes.

What we're looking for

  • BS or MS in Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
  • 8+ years of experience in infrastructure, DevOps, or software tooling.
  • Strong proficiency in Python and a solid understanding of tooling architecture and design patterns.
  • Experience managing enterprise-scale CI/CD environments and infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform or Ansible.
  • Experience building production-grade full-stack systems using Python, Node.js, Go, RESTful/GraphQL APIs, and various databases.
  • Hands-on experience deploying LLM and agentic applications, including RAG architectures, prompt engineering, and agent frameworks.
  • Strong SQL and data-warehousing skills for managing high-volume metrics.
  • Experience in automotive, aerospace, or medical industries with strict regulatory certifications (preferred).

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