Senior Backend Engineer, Database and Systems Infrastructure

Job Description

NVIDIA is looking for full-time software engineers to join the VLSI Productivity and Infrastructure team to build internal tools and platforms for chip design engineers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 8+ years experience developing large-scale software applications and infrastructure (NodeJS and/or Python preferred)
• Knowledge of different database types and query optimization
• Experience in database bring-up and configuration, scaling strategies, and observability metrics
• Strong fundamentals in file handling, scripting, data structures, algorithms, event-driven architecture, and distributed systems concepts
• Familiarity with orchestration, containerization, and CI/CD methodologies

Responsibilities

• Craft scalable and resilient database solutions for web and machine learning products
• Develop performant API’s, data pipelines, and microservices in a distributed systems environment
• Drive platform stability and performance through strategic integration of observability frameworks
• Own technical strategy for broad and complex challenges
• Collaborate closely with product and engineering teams to translate high-level requirements into actionable work
• Handle multiple tasks and adapt to changing priorities
• Be an engineering generalist and discover/build skills needed to tackle problems

Benefits

• Multiple relocation packages
• Two weeklong shutdowns (mid-summer and year-end) in the US (in addition to PTO)
• 8-week parental leave
• 9 Employee Resource Groups
• Annual bonus offering
• Flexible work arrangements
• Up to 6% 401K matching