NVIDIA · 8 hours ago
Principal Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure for Robotics Research
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff
$272K/yr - $431K/yr
15+ years expNVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world's most desirable employers, and they are seeking a Principal Software Engineer to join a new team building the foundational infrastructure for Robotics Research. The role focuses on designing and maintaining data infrastructure to support multimodal foundation models for robotics, collaborating closely with researchers to enhance training and evaluation pipelines.
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Responsibilities
Design and maintain large-scale distributed data ETL and data management systems to support multi-modal foundation models for robotics
Optimize GPU and cluster utilization for efficient model training and fine-tuning on massive datasets
Implement scalable data loaders and preprocessors tailored for multimodal datasets, including videos, text, and sensor data
Develop robust observability tools and procedures for this data infrastructure to ensure reliability and performance
Collaborate with researchers to integrate cutting-edge data technologies into scalable training and eval pipelines
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
15+ years of full-time industry experience in large-scale MLOps and AI infrastructure
Experience with ML frameworks like PyTorch, JAX, or TensorFlow
Experience with Kubernetes and Ray
Deep understanding of data frameworks and standards like SQL, Apache Spark, LanceDB
Experience of GPU acceleration and CUDA programming
Strong programming skills in Python and a high-performance language such as C++ for efficient system development
Preferred
Master's or PhD's degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Engineering, or a related field
Demonstrated Tech Lead experience, coordinating a team of engineers and driving projects from conception to deployment
Strong experience at building and operating large-scale data infrastructure
Strong experience and curiosity in frontier AI research
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