JobsDirector, Software Engineering – Cloud Compute and Infrastructure
NVIDIA logo

Director, Software Engineering – Cloud Compute and Infrastructure

NVIDIA

Location

Santa Clara, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

10/15/2026

Compensation

$320,000 - $488,750 per year

Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202699.2% approval-37% YoY
👑 Elite sponsor

Job description

NVIDIA is looking for an engineering director to lead software teams focused on bare-metal datacenters and cloud compute infrastructure. This role involves overseeing the development of software that ensures reliable, secure, and efficient compute services for NVIDIA engineering. The director will manage continuous integration infrastructure and enable engineering teams to prepare systems for production. The position requires a blend of technical expertise and leadership to handle diverse hardware and software environments.

Requirements

  • 15+ years of experience in software engineering, distributed systems, or cloud infrastructure.
  • 7+ years of experience leading engineering teams and managing engineering managers.
  • Direct engineering ownership of public or private compute cloud services.
  • Strong technical depth in distributed systems, Linux, virtualization, and networking.
  • Experience with bare-metal infrastructure automation and lifecycle management.
  • Experience running production infrastructure with high availability requirements.
  • Ability to guide architecture and evaluate implementation choices.
  • A degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a related discipline.

Responsibilities

  • Lead software engineering teams responsible for cloud compute and CI infrastructure.
  • Set the technical direction for compute control planes and resource provisioning.
  • Automate the bare-metal lifecycle including hardware discovery and server bring-up.
  • Build CI services that allocate hardware and provision test environments.
  • Maintain dependable engineering services while supporting evolving hardware.
  • Measure and improve hardware onboarding time and provisioning speed.
  • Set engineering standards for design, code reviews, and secure development.
  • Hire, coach, and retain engineers and engineering managers.
  • Partner with various teams to onboard platforms and diagnose failures.
  • Work with datacenter operations to bring additional capacity online.

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.

Is this posting expired or inaccurate?