Senior Systems Software Engineer - CI/CD Infrastructure for Open-Source Accelerated Computing Software
NVIDIA Corporation · Santa Clara, CA
$184,000–$356,500from the description
Jul 13, 2026
Santa Clara, CA
Jul 20, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior infrastructure engineering role focused on designing, building, and maintaining centralized CI/CD systems that support multiple open-source AI and accelerated computing projects. Day-to-day work spans architecture, deployment, security, and reliability of these pipelines, as well as mentoring junior engineers and advising other internal teams. Best suited to experienced engineers with deep knowledge of CI/CD tooling, Kubernetes, configuration management, and security practices.
Senior level · 8+ years · Santa Clara, CA · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 360 people in the Santa Clara, CA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 130–670
Applicant volume Light — Few people clear these requirements, so an application that does clear them gets looked at. Worth applying to even if you miss a nice-to-have.
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Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $217,796 (middle half $177,469–$231,052). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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Why we read it this way (7)
The compensation range spans two internal levels: Level 4 ($184,000–$287,500) and Level 5 ($224,000–$356,500). The bottom of the pay band/max reflect the full combined range across both levels.
The role is primarily about designing and building CI/CD infrastructure (shipping code, automation, IaC), which points to Software Developers (15-1252). However, it also has a strong Kubernetes administration and systems operations flavor, making 15-1244 a plausible runner-up.
Python, Bash, and Go are listed together as examples of 'several programming languages' — they are presented as a group rather than strict individual gates, but all sit under the required qualifications heading. GitHub Actions and GitLab Runners are similarly paired as examples of CI/CD technologies; GitLab Runners is captured as an alternative to GitHub Actions.
Ansible and Terraform are listed together as examples of configuration management tools under the required section; both are captured as separate required skills since they are distinct tools commonly used together.
Security patterns (OAuth 2.0, OIDC, HashiCorp Vault) are listed under 'What we need to see' with 'familiarity' language, but the section is a hard-requirements block, so they are marked required. OAuth 2.0 and OIDC are interchangeable authentication protocols and captured as alternatives of each other.
The 'Ways to stand out from the crowd' section is a clearly secondary, aspirational block — all skills from it are marked preferred.
No specific work location is stated beyond NVIDIA's headquarters region; Santa Clara, CA CBSA is used as the best-fit metro. The posting does not explicitly offer remote work.
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