Senior Software Engineer, Linux Platform

Nvidia

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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

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer, Linux Platform

As a Senior Software Engineer, Linux Platform, you will join the team responsible for the automation, design, and operation of the Linux platform powering the physical Linux client experience and large scale AI agent compute platforms. You will lead infrastructure initiatives including architecture, provisioning, configuration, deployment, and ongoing operations across physical systems, virtual machines, and public cloud environments. Your daily work involves building automation using shell scripting, configuration management tools like Chef or Ansible, and Terraform for infrastructure provisioning. You will develop automated workflows for patching, security hardening, and lifecycle management while integrating cloud services with on-premises environments. The role requires deep experience in Linux systems, AWS or Azure, and AI-native development to improve the reliability and security of next-generation agentic services.

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What you'll do

  • Lead Linux and cloud infrastructure initiatives including architecture, provisioning, configuration, and deployment.
  • Build automation using shell scripting, configuration management, and infrastructure-as-code tools.
  • Develop and maintain automated workflows for patching, security hardening, and lifecycle management.
  • Deploy and operate cloud infrastructure while integrating cloud services with on-premises environments.
  • Improve the reliability, security, maintainability, and operational standards of the platform.
  • Support Linux environments across physical systems, virtual machines, and public cloud infrastructure.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
  • 8+ years of experience in Linux systems, infrastructure, platform, site reliability, or cloud engineering.
  • Deep hands-on experience administering, securing, and optimizing Linux environments.
  • Proven cloud architecture and engineering experience in AWS or Azure.
  • Strong shell scripting and automation skills, including a configuration management platform such as Chef or Ansible.
  • Experience using Terraform to provision infrastructure.
  • Experience with AI-native development and coding agents to multiply developer productivity.
  • Expertise in Go or Python (preferred); experience using GitLab CI/CD or GitHub Actions (preferred).

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