Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. NVIDIA is a pioneer in accelerated computing, known for inventing the GPU and driving breakthroughs in gaming, computer graphics, high-performance computing, and artificial intelligence. We are seeking a Software Engineer to join our MARS team, where you will help design and operate exascale infrastructure that supports AI research and development. This role involves collaborating with engineers and researchers to build reliable systems that enable large-scale AI workloads.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and operate distributed systems that manage data, compute, and networking for large-scale AI workloads
- Build software and automation to orchestrate workloads across thousands of GPUs and petabytes of storage in multi-region clusters
- Collaborate with AI/ML research teams to understand their requirements and translate them into scalable, high-performance solutions
- Drive improvements in system reliability, performance, and observability to meet exascale standards
- Partner with security, networking, and platform teams to ensure that MARS infrastructure meets the highest standards of robustness and compliance
- Participate in design reviews, contribute to system architecture discussions, and influence the evolution of NVIDIA’s AI infrastructure stack
- Stay current with advances in distributed systems, large-scale computing, and AI frameworks to help shape the future direction of MARS
Skills
- BS or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field
- 5+ years of experience developing and operating large-scale distributed systems, infrastructure platforms, or HPC environments
- Strong programming skills in C++, Python, or Go, with proven experience designing production-quality software systems
- Solid understanding of distributed systems principles, data management, and large-scale orchestration frameworks
- Hands-on experience with high-performance storage (e.g., Lustre, GPFS, BeeGFS) and compute scheduling and orchestration (e.g., Slurm, Kubernetes, LSF)
- Familiarity with cloud environments (Azure, AWS, GCP) and infrastructure automation tools
- Strong problem-solving skills, ownership mindset, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
- Excellent communication skills and a track record of cross-functional collaboration
- Graduate degree (MS/PhD or equivalent experience) in Computer Science, Distributed Systems, or a related field
- Expertise in large-scale data management, cluster scheduling, or workload orchestration at exascale scale
- Experience building or maintaining infrastructure for AI/ML research, including distributed training pipelines using PyTorch, JAX, or NeMo
- Familiarity with data security, compliance, and lifecycle management for research-scale datasets
- Demonstrated leadership in system architecture design, performance optimization, or reliability engineering
Benefits
- You will also be eligible for equity and [benefits](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/benefits/).
Company Overview
NVIDIA is a computing platform company operating at the intersection of graphics, HPC, and AI. It was founded in 1993, and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.nvidia.com.Company H1B Sponsorship
NVIDIA has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 448 in 2026, 1872 in 2025, 1354 in 2024, 976 in 2023, 835 in 2022, 601 in 2021, 529 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.