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Principal Software Engineer - Compute Infrastructure
Company
NVIDIA
Location
- remote
- Santa Clara, CA
Type
Full-time
Posted
8/31/2026
Compensation
$248,000 - $391,000 per year
Job Description
NVIDIA is seeking a highly skilled Principal Software Engineer to join their dynamic team focused on driving efficiency and optimizing performance for a global enterprise compute platform. The role involves leading the architectural vision for AI inference systems and operationalizing cutting-edge infrastructure. Candidates will work in a diverse environment that encourages innovation and collaboration. This position is critical for transforming legacy workloads into modern Kubernetes orchestration.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or related field, or equivalent experience.
- 15+ years of proven experience in compute platform engineering, site reliability, or systems architecture with a heavy focus on automation at massive scale.
- Deep expertise in Kubernetes architecture and designing/deploying virtualization architectures, specifically operating VMs inside K8s (KubeVirt, OpenShift).
- In-depth knowledge of hardware technologies (GPUs, high-speed backplane networking) with a track record of mitigating hardware-level failures.
- Experience running large global environments spanning bare metal, virtualized infrastructure, and cloud with a unified GitOps posture.
- Proficiency in programming languages such as Go and/or Python, alongside expert-level infrastructure-as-code development.
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to influence technical direction across highly autonomous teams.
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Responsibilities
- Lead initiatives to architect and transform the global enterprise compute platform by defining service tiers, SLAs, and automated cluster lifecycles.
- Build the operational foundation for the internal AI inference platform scaling to frontier-class models.
- Collect and review system data for capacity planning to navigate extreme hardware supply constraints.
- Collaborate with NVIDIA engineering teams to drive cultural adoption of standard platforms and design compelling self-service architectures.
- Evaluate existing application architectures and drive the migration of massive legacy workloads into modern Kubernetes orchestration.
Benefits
Employees at NVIDIA are often offered comprehensive, day-one benefits—including medical, dental, and vision coverage with HSA support, life and disability insurance, an Employee Assistance Program, and a 401(k) with auto-enrollment. Many roles also have generous time off and holidays, donation matching (up to $10,000), and a wide menu of extras like FSAs, commuter benefits, legal and identity-theft protection, pet insurance, and wellness discounts. Optional programs can include student-loan and home-purchase support, plus family care resources and expert medical services.
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H-1B filing history
Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts
- latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026
- Filing entity: Nvidia Corporation
- As of Jul 17, 2026
- Initial approvals: 355
- Approval rate: 99.2%
- LCA certified: 7,667
- Entry-level share: 11.9%
- Initial approvals YoY: 37%
Trends
- LCA certified YoY: 83%
- Initial approvals by fiscal year: FY2022 FY2024 FY2026 0 150 300 450 600
- Approval rate by fiscal year: FY2022 FY2023 FY2024 FY2026 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
- Continuing vs initial approvals: FY2022 FY2024 FY2026 0 450 900 1350 1800
- Initial Continuing
- LCA certified positions by quarter: 2022-Q1 2023-Q2 2024-Q3 2026-Q2 0 4500 9000 13500 18000
- LCA certified positions by fiscal year: FY2022 FY2023 FY2024 FY2025 FY2026 0 15000 30000 45000 60000
Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.
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At a glance
- Location: remote, Santa Clara, CA
- Type: Full-time
- Posted: 8/31/2026
- Compensation: $248,000 - $391,000 per year
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