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Senior C++ and Build Engineer - DC System Software

NVIDIA

USonsite$152k-$288k/yrPosted May 17, 2026

At a glance

Highlights

  • Competitive salary range
  • Equity and benefits
  • Work on cutting‑edge GPU management tools

Heads up

  • Onsite work at multiple US locations

Why this role might suit you

The role offers senior engineers the chance to design and build Linux‑based GPU management software at NVIDIA, leveraging deep C++ expertise while contributing to CI/CD pipelines, container tooling, and cloud‑native integrations.

Skills

c++linuxcmakecpackctestdebrpmkubernetesdockergitlab-cigithub-actionsjenkinspythongorustansiblerestclicuda

About the role

NVIDIA is looking for outstanding software engineers to help us our enterprise GPU management and monitoring tools. In this role you will work closely with the broader NVIDIA team to design and build Linux-based management agents, CLI tools and end-to-end integration solutions that combine GPUs with the rest of the data center software management ecosystem. You will also help maintain our containerized build environment, build process, CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure, and packaging.

We are focused on supporting NVIDIA products across HPC, cloud and enterprise on both bare metal and virtualized platforms as the role of GPUs in all of these environments expands rapidly. Your contributions will span many aspects of GPU system integration, including telemetry and metrics, health checks, diagnostics, configuration, accounting and policy. These tools fill roles of both passive background monitoring and active online management with a core emphasis on operational transparency and seamless integration in customer environments. Your code will support single node developer systems through large clusters with thousands of nodes. To be successful you will need to have a strong Linux C/C++ background, familiarity with distributed software development and a proven work ethic. You will be expected to jump in quickly and provide important contributions from day one. This is a dynamic work environment with many exciting opportunities awaiting. NVIDIA GPUs are central to many hot trends in the enterprise, cloud and datacenter. Come join us as we craft the future of accelerated compute and AI.

What you'll be doing:

Develop robust, scalable C++ user space data center management system software under Linux

Build and maintain user-space libraries, agents, plugins, bindings and CLI tools

Enable GPU management integration with the OSS ecosystem, including Kubernetes and Docker

Maintain build and CI/CD processes to deliver our product on CUDA-supported OSes.

Support internal and external users through bug fixes, documentation and feature improvements

Maintain high quality products through robust test coverage and smart design

What we need to see:

BS or higher in Computer Science or equivalent experience.

5+ years of meaningful industry experience with a strong C++ development background

User space development and debugging expertise under Linux environments

Experience packaging software for Linux package managers (DEB and RPM)

Experience using Kitware utilities to manage builds (CMake, CPack, CTest)

Experience with APIs and interface design

Outstanding written and verbal interpersonal skills. Strong motivation and commitment to learn new skills

Ability to execute all aspects of the software development lifecycle. Ability to manage time in a fast, heavily multitasked environment

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

Development experience with python, go, and rust. Experience developing CI/CD pipelines using GitLab-CI, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins

Experience developing containerized environments using Docker (buildx, bake, BuildKit), Exposure to GPU programming with CUDA

Experience developing playbooks, roles, and modules for Ansible configuration. Experience with RESTful web services using CLI tools

NVIDIA is widely considered one of the world's most desirable employers in technology. We have some of the world's most forward-thinking and passionate people working for us. If you're creative and autonomous, we want to hear from you!

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 152,000 USD - 241,500 USD for Level 3, and 184,000 USD - 287,500 USD for Level 4.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until May 20, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.

Compensation

This Software Engineer role pays $152k-$288k/yr. Within typical range for software engineer roles in United States.

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