Principal Engineer, Local AI - Agents and Systems
NVIDIAPrincipal Engineer, Local AI - Agents and Systems
NVIDIALocation
Santa Clara, CA, Redmond, WA
Type
Full-time
Posted
7/28/2026
Compensation
$272,000 - $431,250 per year
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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