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It's an exciting time to join the NVIDIA Cloud Native Engineering (NVCNE) group's backend software team. As a Cloud Platform Software Engineer, you will work closely with architects, designers, frontend engineers, SREs, and other technical leaders to build a software platform that powers the lifecycle of AI supercomputing infrastructure on Kubernetes. Together, we will enable scalable and resilient AI services across the cloud.

You will design and implement software aligned with the architectural vision for the NVIDIA Cloud Platform, contributing to core features and capabilities. You will own your work endtoend-from development to test, deployment, and production support. This role includes partnering with SRE and product teams to troubleshoot complex distributed systems and drive operational excellence. You are expected to follow and extend NVIDIA's Cloud Native development practices, with a strong focus on Kubernetes. This position offers the opportunity to shape worldclass AI infrastructure and make a tangible impact at global scale.

What you will be doing:

• Develop software systems to support large scale deployments of cloud infrastructure

• Design, develop and distribute APIs to support Infrastructure as Code (IaC) automation and deployment workflows.

• Responsible for contributing to multiple source code projects to fulfill NVIDIA requirements with software services

• Work and collaborate with engineering managers, architects, designers, and frontend engineers to deliver high quality software

• Automate the validation of software solutions with unit and integration tests

• Innovate with other engineers on proposed designs and product direction

• Openly share successes and failures in a no blame environment

What we need to see:

• BS in Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering or equivalent experience.

• 8+ years of professional experience.

• 3-5 years of hands-on experience in large-scale software development using modern languages and frameworks.

• Strong proficiency inGolangfor developingKubernetes operators, controllers, and custom tools.

• Proven experience building, deploying, and scaling services onKubernetes, including work withCRDsand auto-scaling infrastructure.

• Expertise withcloud-native infrastructureandmanaged Kubernetes servicesacrossAWS, GCP, Azure, and OCI.

• Demonstrated ability tocollaborate with cross-functional teamsto deliver performant, reliable cloud services at scale.

• Experienced in participating inincident response, performingroot cause analysis, and implementing preventive measures to improve reliability.

• Excellent communication and troubleshooting skills acrossinfrastructure, Kubernetes, and application runtimelayers, with the ability to articulatedesign decisions and quality strategiesclearly.

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Hands-on experience withKubernetes Cluster API, Terraform, CSP APIs, and related infrastructure automation tooling.

• Proficiency withKustomizeor otherKubernetes packaging and deployment tools, with the ability to refactor software for containerized and orchestrated environments.

• Familiarity withCNI, CSI, and CRIinterfaces and the broaderCNCF ecosystemand its evolving tooling.

• Demonstrated background inopen-source software, including active participation orupstream contributionsto community projects.

• Strong understanding of modern infrastructure design and deployment patterns acrosscloud-native and hybrid environments.

NVIDIA is leading the way in groundbreaking developments in Artificial Intelligence, High-Performance Computing and Visualization. The GPU, our invention, serves as the visual cortex of modern computers and is at the heart of our products and services. Our work opens up new universes to explore, enables amazing creativity and discovery, and powers what were once science fiction inventions from artificial intelligence to autonomous cars. NVIDIA is looking for great people like you to help us accelerate the next wave of artificial intelligence. NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world's most desirable employers. We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people on the planet working for us. If you're a creative, curious, and driven technical leader, we want to hear from you!

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