Senior Technical Program Manager, Software Compute Platform

Nvidia

Actively hiring
Santa Clara, CA Posted 54 days ago Apply by Jun 15, 2026 $200,000$322,000 / year

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TL;DR

Join our Technical Program Management team as a senior leader responsible for overseeing the end-to-end release management process of enterprise software that powers cross-industry AI advancements. You will collaborate with engineering, product, and operations teams to ensure timely, high-quality releases while developing and refining release management processes such as scheduling, version control, and deployment procedures. Utilizing coding skills, you will build automation scripts and dashboards to streamline workflows and enhance delivery efficiency. This role requires a deep understanding of software engineering principles and experience with modern programming languages and tools like Black Duck or Palamida for OSS profiling and vulnerability resolution. Ideal candidates have 12+ years of hands-on release management experience in tech, strong strategic thinking skills, and the ability to lead teams through process improvements in a dynamic environment.

Skills

Python Java C++ Git Jenkins Black_Duck Palamida Docker Kubernetes AWS CI/CD PostgreSQL Linux OSS_profiling Version_Control Release_Management Test_Plans Automation_Scripts

What you'll do

  • Manage end-to-end release management process for software releases.
  • Coordinate release activities across multiple teams to ensure consistency.
  • Develop and improve release management processes including scheduling and deployment.
  • Partner with engineering and product management teams to plan and track objectives.
  • Utilize coding skills to build automation scripts and tools for efficient delivery.
  • Work with QA teams on test plans, execution, reviews, and failure analysis.
  • Identify failures, lead retrospective analysis, and develop improvement action plans.

What we're looking for

  • 12+ years of hands-on software program/release management experience
  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent field
  • Strong strategic thinking and consensus-building skills for program success
  • Experience with software engineering principles and enterprise system architecture
  • Proficiency in modern programming languages and process automation tools
  • Excellent communication and technical presentation skills
  • Experience managing release readiness and mitigating risks across teams

Market check

Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $182k
This role $261k
$110k most similar roles pay here $345k

This role pays more than 93% of similar roles. Most pay $143,930–$219,990 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $261k versus about $182k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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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 824 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $184,000–$287,500 across 812 roles with salary data.

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