--- title: Senior Software Engineer Cloud Infrastructure at NVIDIA description: NVIDIA is hiring for the Senior Software Engineer Cloud Infrastructure role in Santa Clara, CA. On-site role. See the full description and apply. type: job url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/senior-software-engineer-cloud-infrastructure-at-nvidia-01a13951-28d4-780d-8a09-c6dff6d46bc3 date: 2026-11-15T01:26:44Z og_description: Join NVIDIA as Senior Software Engineer Cloud Infrastructure in Santa Clara, CA. Pays $184K–$287.5K per year. On-site role. og_image: https://www.foundrole.com/og/q3x4il.png breadcrumbs: - label: Home url: https://www.foundrole.com/ - label: Search url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs --- | | | |---|---| | **Company** | [NVIDIA](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/nvidia?utm_source=ai_markdown) | | **Location** | Santa Clara, CA | | **Salary** | $184K/yr - $287.5K/yr | | **Posted** | Oct 13, 2026 | ## Is this job real? **Ghost job check:** A- · Low risk. Probably a real opening. ## Visa sponsorship - **H-1B:** NVIDIA sponsors H-1B visas. It filed 3,120 H-1B petitions (FY2026 Q1 – FY2026 Q4). - **E-Verify:** No E-Verify enrollment on record for NVIDIA. ## Pay for similar jobs Most similar jobs pay $208,000 – $253,000 a year (median $236,000). ## Description NVIDIA is advancing accelerated computing and artificial intelligence through technology that powers breakthroughs in graphics, robotics, and autonomous vehicles. Our private cloud team builds and operates infrastructure that supports software engineers across graphics, deep learning, autonomous vehicles, and Omniverse. The platform spans thousands of servers, processes millions of automated jobs each day, and manages petabytes of storage. Join us to solve distributed systems challenges, develop agentic infrastructure workflows, and improve the reliability and efficiency of services that accelerate engineering across NVIDIA. **What you’ll be doing:** - Design, build, and operate scalable cloud services for job execution, resource management, and storage. - Solve infrastructure challenges across Kubernetes, job scheduling, multi-region services, and automated recovery. - Develop agentic workflows that streamline infrastructure operations and reduce repetitive manual work. - Build observability, monitoring, and remediation capabilities to improve platform reliability and diagnose production issues. - Partner with engineering teams to understand customer needs and deliver solutions from concept through production. - Drive capacity planning, performance optimization, and production readiness as the platform grows. **What we need to see:** - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience. - 8+ years of infrastructure development experience, including delivering scalable cloud solutions from concept to production. - Strong object-oriented programming skills in Java or Go. - Background in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data analytics, with the ability to apply these techniques to infrastructure. - Ability to diagnose complex distributed systems issues and drive root-cause resolution. - Effective collaboration across engineering teams and time zones, with ownership of customer needs and production outcomes. **Ways to stand out from the crowd:** - A track record of operating large-scale distributed platforms and improving reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency. - Hands-on work with Kubernetes, container orchestration, and multi-cluster or multi-region environments. - Success building observability, alerting, and automated remediation systems that reduce operational toil. - Expertise in capacity planning, performance tuning, and preparing rapidly growing platforms for production. - Demonstrated ownership of ambiguous infrastructure challenges, from solution design through ongoing operation and continuous improvement. Widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers, NVIDIA offers highly competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package. As you plan your future, see what we can offer to you and your family [www.nvidiabenefits.com/](http://www.nvidiabenefits.com/) Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and other objective job-related factors. The expected base salary ranges for this position are: 184,000 USD – 287,500 USD for Level 4; and 224,000 USD – 356,500 USD for Level 5. You will also be eligible for equity and [benefits](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/benefits/). Applications for this job will be accepted at least until November 3, 2026. This posting is for an existing vacancy. NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes. NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law. ## Skills - Cloud Computing - Go - Resource Management - Performance Optimization - Object-Oriented Programming (Oop) - Container Orchestration - Observability - Root Cause Analysis - Performance Tuning - Artificial Intelligence - Kubernetes - Continuous Improvement Process - Kubernetes Multi-Cluster Management - Collaboration - Scalability - Site Reliability Engineering - Computer Engineering - Computer Science - Agentic Workflows - Solution Design - Data Analysis - Machine Learning - Java - Distributed Systems - Capacity Planning ## Related - [More jobs at NVIDIA](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/nvidia?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Technology & Software jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/technology-and-software?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Cloud & DevOps jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/technology-and-software/cloud-and-devops?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [DevOps Engineer jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/technology-and-software/cloud-and-devops/devops-engineer?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Browse all companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) ## Explore this job market - [California](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 260761 jobs - [Computer Hardware](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/technology/computer-hardware?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 22574 jobs - [Santa Clara, CA](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california/santa-clara?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 6822 jobs - [NVIDIA](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/nvidia?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 2765 jobs ## Related pages - [California](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 260761 jobs - [Computer Hardware](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/technology/computer-hardware?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 22574 jobs - [Santa Clara, CA](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california/santa-clara?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 6822 jobs - [NVIDIA](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/nvidia?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 2765 jobs ## Browse - [Companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by country](https://www.foundrole.com/locations?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs in the United States by state and city](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B sponsors by location](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-sponsors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B salaries](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-salaries?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Sectors and industries](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by career field](https://www.foundrole.com/careers?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Latest jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/latest?utm_source=ai_markdown)