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Principal Engineer, Local AI - Agents and Systems

NVIDIA

Location

Santa Clara, CA, Redmond, WA

Type

Full-time

Posted

7/28/2026

Compensation

$272,000 - $431,250 per year

Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202699.2% approval-37% YoY
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Job description

The Senior Engineer role focuses on leading the development of advanced AI agent frameworks and local runtimes specifically for Windows and NVIDIA GeForce RTX GPUs. The position involves optimizing agent runtimes to ensure they operate securely and efficiently within privacy frameworks. The engineer will collaborate with internal AI research teams and the open-source community to enhance the ecosystem for autonomous agents. This role also emphasizes mentoring other engineers and fostering a collaborative engineering culture.

Requirements

  • 15+ years of relevant professional software engineering experience, with at least 3+ years in a Staff or Lead Architect role.
  • BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
  • Deep understanding of Windows OS internals, process isolation, sandboxing technologies, and system-level security architecture.
  • Proven understanding of LLM inference pipelines and GPU-accelerated computing.
  • Practical experience with modern AI orchestration and agentic frameworks.
  • Proficiency in multiple programming languages, particularly C++ and Python.
  • Experience building virtualization, containerization, or robust sandboxing tools for the Windows ecosystem.

Responsibilities

  • Act as the lead engineer for developing the agent frameworks natively on Windows environments.
  • Build the technical roadmap to bring always-on, self-evolving AI assistants to GeForce RTX PCs and laptops.
  • Lead the engineering efforts to optimize the agent runtimes for Windows.
  • Ensure that autonomous agents operate within detailed, policy-based privacy and security frameworks.
  • Partner closely with internal AI research teams, driver teams, and the open-source OpenClaw community.
  • Foster a collaborative engineering culture by mentoring other engineers and establishing guidelines for AI agent deployment.

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.

H-1B filing history

Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026

Filing entity: Nvidia Corporation

As of Aug 23, 2026

Initial approvals

355

FY2026

Approval rate

99.2%

FY2026

LCA certified

7,667

FY2026

Entry-level share

11.9%

FY2026

Initial approvals YoY

-37%

Trend

LCA certified YoY

-83%

Trend

Initial approvals by fiscal year

Approval rate by fiscal year

Continuing vs initial approvals

LCA certified positions by quarter

LCA certified positions by fiscal year

Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.

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