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Senior Systems Software Engineer – GeForce NOW Cloud

NVIDIA

Location

Santa Clara, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

9/1/2026

Compensation

$224,000 - $356,500 per year

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

The Senior System Software Engineer role at Nvidia focuses on designing, building, and deploying scalable cloud-based solutions for the GeForce NOW service. This position requires a deep understanding of cloud computing, distributed systems, and programming languages. The engineer will work collaboratively across teams to enhance platform reliability and drive new features. The role emphasizes technical excellence and mentorship within a rapidly growing engineering team.

Requirements

  • B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or equivalent program from an accredited University/College or equivalent experience.
  • Minimum 12+ years of hands-on industry experience delivering SaaS/PaaS.
  • Proven experience in developing and scaling RESTful, gRPC, MCP APIs and backend services.
  • Deep knowledge of cloud infrastructure and distributed system design.
  • Demonstrated skills in a wide variety of languages, including Java, Golang, and Python.
  • Experience with Spring Boot/Java-based microservices architecture and Golang Kubernetes operators.
  • Familiarity with infrastructure as code and container orchestration.
  • Experience with NoSQL databases and caching solutions.
  • Deep understanding and experience in writing testable, maintainable, and performant codebases.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and scale distributed cloud-based systems for a high-performance SaaS/PaaS platform.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally to drive new features, optimize existing systems, and enhance overall platform reliability.
  • Influence the technology stack, architecture, and development methodology.
  • Drive automation, monitoring, and performance tuning.
  • Build and maintain scalable test harnesses to validate system performance at scale.
  • Raise the engineering bar through dedicated mentorship and driving technical excellence.

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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