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Senior Software Engineer - BaseOS

NVIDIA

Location

USA (Multiple Locations)

Type

Full-time

Posted

5/23/2026

Compensation

$152,000 - $287,500 per year

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Job description

As a Senior Infrastructure Engineer at NVIDIA, you will play a key role in designing and building robust CI/CD pipelines for the BaseOS Linux distribution used in AI and Data-Analytics industries. You will work closely with system and software development teams to drive end-to-end automation for developer and release workflows. This position focuses on optimizing CI/CD infrastructure and implementing infrastructure as code. You will also champion automation initiatives to enhance operational efficiency.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of software engineering experience focused on infrastructure and platform systems
  • Expert-level proficiency in Go and Python
  • Strong experience with Jenkins, GitlabCI, and Terraform
  • Hands-on experience with Kubevirt and Ubuntu/RHEL packaging (deb/rpm)
  • Proven unit testing strategies and framework development experience
  • Expertise in KPI Infrastructure for metrics identification, gathering, and dashboards
  • Experience using AI tools such as Cursor/Claude
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience

Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for building OS images across Ubuntu and RHEL distributions
  • Build unit testing and integration testing frameworks using Go and Python
  • Optimize CI/CD infrastructure using Jenkins and GitlabCI
  • Implement infrastructure as code with Terraform and work with Kubevirt for virtualized workloads
  • Create and maintain Ubuntu and RHEL packaging solutions (deb/rpm)
  • Identify infrastructure improvements and implement metrics gathering systems for KPIs and dashboards
  • Champion automation initiatives to achieve 100% end-to-end automation across developer and release workflows

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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