- 16+ years of progressive industry experience
- Master’s or bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field, or equivalent experience defining and shipping complex distributed systems.
- Deep, hands-on expertise in establishing, operating, and scaling services in a fast paced, high-reliability environment.
- Thrive in ambiguous, fast paced environments by rapidly testing ideas, iterating toward working solutions, and then hardening the winners into reliable, scalable systems.
- Outstanding proficiency in modern systems programming languages such as Go, Java, or Python.
- Proven track record of defining, owning, and evolving the architecture of high-scale distributed systems, including advanced patterns for APIs, control planes, and data pipelines.
- Deep understanding of global cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure) and container ecosystems (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Demonstrated ability to drive technical strategy and influence outcomes across organizational boundaries.
- Outstanding ability to communicate complex technical concepts, drive organizational consensus, and mentor high-performing engineers.
Ways to Stand Out from the Crowd
- A history of successfully leading the development and adoption of organization-wide workflow orchestration systems for petabyte-scale infrastructure.
- Experience in a Principal/Staff+ capacity, delivering measurable improvements in operational efficiency, reliability, and security across a large engineering org.
- Deep familiarity with the operational and deployment aspects of the NVIDIA AI/ML software stack (CUDA, cuDNN, containerization).
- Patent contributions or a strong publication record in areas related to distributed systems, cloud computing, or infrastructure automation.
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Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and other objective job-related factors. The expected base salary range for this position is 272,000 USD – 431,250 USD.
You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.
Applications for this job will be accepted at least until November 3, 2026.
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
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