Senior Systems Software Engineer, Developer Productivity and Cloud Automation

Nvidia

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Work type
On-site
Location
Santa Clara, CA
Salary
$184,000–$287,500 / yr
Posted
47 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $193k
This role $236k
$135k most similar roles pay here $304k

This role pays more than 83% of similar roles. Most pay $151,000–$235,750 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $236k versus about $193k 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

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TL;DR · Senior Systems Software Engineer, Developer Productivity and Cloud Automation

As a Senior Systems Software Engineer, Developer Productivity and Cloud Automation - GeForce NOW, you will join the team responsible for the Kubernetes-native deployment platform and its supporting backend services and APIs. You will build and develop backend microservices, REST/gRPC/MCP APIs, and developer self-service tooling while extending the platform with dynamic delivery, automatic rollback, and drift detection. Your daily work involves developing Kubernetes CRDs and operators in Go for scheduling and auto-scaling, as well as managing GitOps pipelines using Flux CD, Argo CD, GitLab CI, and Jenkins. You will automate infrastructure across multi-cloud and bare-metal environments using Terraform, Ansible, and Vault. The role focuses on the technical challenge of providing reliable staging environments, automated zone bootstrapping, and integrated monitoring solutions using Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, and ELK to ensure stable global rollouts for cloud gaming services.

What you'll do

  • Develop backend microservices and REST/gRPC/MCP APIs to power the deployment platform and developer self-service tools.
  • Build and maintain GitOps pipelines using Flux CD and Argo CD across multi-cloud and on-premises environments.
  • Create Kubernetes CRDs and operators in Go for scheduling, auto-scaling, and compliance across data centers.
  • Automate hardware and cloud configurations using Terraform, Ansible, and HashiCorp Vault.
  • Build and stabilize production-like staging environments to identify regressions before deployment.
  • Implement monitoring solutions using Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, and ELK with automated alerting.
  • Integrate automation tools such as StackStorm bots and Slack self-service release bots for incident remediation.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or equivalent experience.
  • 10+ years of experience in Cloud Infrastructure and DevOps.
  • Deep expertise in Kubernetes, including CRDs, operators, multi-cluster management, and security hardening.
  • Proficiency in GitOps tools like Flux CD or Argo CD, GitLab CI, and Jenkins.
  • Proficiency in Go or Python for control plane development.
  • Experience with Vault, Terraform, Ansible, and Helm in on-premises and cloud environments.
  • Experience developing and scaling RESTful, gRPC, and MCP APIs.
  • Experience managing hybrid multi-cloud and bare-metal infrastructure at production scale.

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