Staff Site Reliability Engineer, AI Platform Runtime

Nvidia

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Santa Clara, CA
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49 days ago
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TL;DR · Staff Site Reliability Engineer, AI Platform Runtime

The Staff Site Reliability Engineer - AI Platform Runtime joins the Site Reliability Engineering team to lead technical strategy and roadmaps for large-scale, cross-functional initiatives. This role focuses on designing and building resilient distributed systems that power next-generation AI-driven enterprise products and services. Key responsibilities include architecting AI Agents and AI Skills to accelerate platform operations, driving automation and observability improvements, and troubleshooting complex systems. The position requires deep expertise in systems architecture, networking, Kubernetes, and public cloud services like AWS, Azure, or GCP. Candidates must demonstrate proficiency in Python, Typescript, JavaScript, or Go, alongside infrastructure-as-code tools such as AWS CDK, CloudFormation, Terraform, or CrossPlane. The work involves implementing modern SRE components to ensure high availability and secure operations across diverse enterprise systems.

What does a Site Reliability Engineer earn in California?

Median $202800 from 62 postings across 16 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Lead the technical strategy and roadmap for large-scale SRE initiatives to improve reliability and scalability.
  • Design and build resilient distributed systems for next-generation AI-driven enterprise products and services.
  • Architect and develop AI Agents and AI Skills to accelerate platform operations.
  • Drive automation and observability improvements using metrics and analytics to enhance system performance.
  • Implement modern SRE components across Cloud, Platform, Security, and AI/ML teams to ensure high availability.
  • Analyze and troubleshoot complex systems while leading incident management and postmortem analysis.
  • Mentor engineers across teams to foster technical excellence and a culture of reliability engineering.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering, Platform Engineering, or Cloud Architect roles.
  • BS degree in Computer Science or a related technical field involving coding, or equivalent experience.
  • Strong proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Typescript, JavaScript, or Go with a focus on automation and infrastructure-as-code.
  • Experience with infrastructure-as-code such as AWS CDK, AWS CloudFormation, Terraform, or CrossPlane.
  • Solid understanding of OpenTelemetry or other Observability implementation at scale.
  • Deep expertise in systems architecture, networking, Kubernetes, and public cloud services (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
  • Outstanding problem-solving, communication, and teamwork skills with the ability to influence across technical and interpersonal boundaries.
  • Passion for and experience with Public Cloud or large-scale automation systems (preferred).

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