Senior Software Engineer, SRE and Production Engineering

Nvidia

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Work type: Remote
Location: Santa Clara, CA
Salary: $184,000–$287,500 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 15 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Closes: Jan 15, 2027
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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, SRE and Production Engineering

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JOB TITLE: Senior Software Engineer, SRE and Production Engineering - DGX Cloud The Senior Software Engineer, SRE and Production Engineering - DGX Cloud joins the team responsible for building and operating large-scale GPU infrastructure for AI workloads. This role focuses on developing software and operational tooling to move GPU capacity from installed hardware into a production IaaS environment supporting BMaaS and VMaaS. You will build automation for bare-metal provisioning, hardware validation, firmware upgrades, and cluster lifecycle management. Key responsibilities include developing tools for BMC and Redfish interfaces to monitor health and managing NVL72 systems and BlueField-3 DPUs. You must diagnose failures across servers, networking, Linux, and Kubernetes while implementing automated repairs. Required skills include Go or Python, experience with server lifecycle management, and proficiency in incident response and root-cause analysis.

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Skills

Go Python Linux Kubernetes BMC Redfish GitOps Argo CD InfiniBand NVLink Spectrum-X Firmware DPU GPU Bare-metal Network Boot Observability

What you'll do

Build automation for bare-metal provisioning, hardware validation, firmware upgrades, and cluster lifecycle management.
Develop tools using BMC and Redfish interfaces to monitor hardware health and manage server states.
Manage and advance NVIDIA NVL72 systems and BlueField-3 DPUs across cloud and on-premises environments.
Diagnose failures across servers, DPUs, GPUs, networking, Linux, and Kubernetes systems.
Convert recurring hardware and software issues into automated detection and repair workflows.
Define validation and handoff criteria to ensure new capacity enters production safely and consistently.
Perform on-call duties, incident response, and root-cause analysis to implement permanent solutions.

What we're looking for

8+ years of experience building software for or operating production infrastructure, including substantial hands-on bare-metal experience.
Strong Go or Python skills with a record of delivering production automation and services.
Direct experience with BMC and Redfish in server provisioning, health inspection, power management, or fault diagnosis.
Practical experience working directly with NVIDIA GPU hardware, such as NVL72 systems, and BlueField-3 or newer DPUs.
Experience with Linux, firmware and driver management, network boot, and the server lifecycle from initial provisioning through repair.
Experience managing production reliability through on-call duties, incident response, observability, and durable solutions.
Ability to debug failures across hardware, host operating systems, networking, and distributed services.
BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience in a practical setting.