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NVIDIA · 21 hours ago

Senior Backend Software Engineer

Santa Clara, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$148K/yr - $288K/yr

5+ years exp

NVIDIA is a leading technology company known for its innovations in GPU technology and AI. They are seeking a Senior Backend Software Engineer to craft services, tools, and libraries that enhance engineering productivity while ensuring security and compliance in chip development workflows.

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Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Design and implement new services, tools and libraries to make our customers' workflows "Secure By Default"

Be responsible for the complete lifecycle from architecture to production deployment of security tooling

Partner with chip design, security and AI teams to understand complex workflows and translate their requirements into technical software solutions

Directly contribute to the overall quality of and improve time to market for our next generation chips and deep learning models

Qualification

PythonLinuxCI/CD pipelinesObject-oriented designCloud-native infrastructureDatabasesFlexibility/adaptabilityPlanningInterpersonal skillsProblem solving

Required

Proficiency developing and deploying Python systems in a Linux environment

Proven strong foundation in object-oriented design and software architecture patterns

Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitLab, GitHub, or Perforce) and DevOps practices

Consistent track record of owning features end-to-end including testing, deployment, and monitoring

Excellent planning, interpersonal and problem solving skills

Flexibility/adaptability working in a dynamic environment with unique challenges and requirements

A passion for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of other specialists and engineers

BS/MS in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent experience with 5+ years experience using those skills

Preferred

Expertise in Python backends (FastAPI, Django, or Flask) with production-scale deployments

Cloud-native infrastructure experience: Kubernetes orchestration, microservices architecture, and observability (OpenTelemetry)

Knowledge of databases, data lakes, and operating on large data sets (MongoDB, OpenSearch, PostgreSQL)

Familiarity with Export Control Compliance or IP Security

Experience with EDA tools, chip design workflows, or ML infrastructure

Benefits

Equity

Benefits

Company

NVIDIA

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NVIDIA is a computing platform company operating at the intersection of graphics, HPC, and AI.

Founded in 1993

Santa Clara, California, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.nvidia.com

H1B Sponsorship

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Funding

Current Stage

Public Company

Total Funding

$4.09B

Key Investors

ARPA-EARK Investment ManagementSoftBank Vision Fund

2023-05-09Grant· $5M

2022-08-09Post Ipo Equity· $65M

2021-02-18Post Ipo Equity

Leadership Team

Jensen Huang

Founder and CEO

Michael Kagan

Chief Technology Officer

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