Senior System Software Engineer for Cloud - GeForce NOW

GeForce NOW is NVIDIA’s Cloud Gaming service that streams games to any device using GPUs and proprietary software to deliver high‑quality streaming experiences. Responsibilities We are looking for a Senior System Software Engineer for Cloud who sees the big picture of Cloud Computing and is deeply technical, creative, and hands‑on. The role involves designing, building, and deploying highly scalable cloud‑based solutions for GeForce NOW, and requires a deep understanding of programming languages, distributed systems, multi‑threading, and cloud services. The engineer will craft scalable and efficient cloud services to drive Visual Computing, Deep Learning, and Artificial Intelligence. Build scalable cloud systems (RESTful services, microservices, APIs, frameworks) on Kubernetes. Architect and manage Kubernetes clusters with custom components (CRDs, controllers, operators, workload scheduling, auto‑scaling, multi‑cluster, service mesh). Build advanced CI/CD pipelines and workflows (Pipeline as Code, GitOps, blue‑green, canary, progressive delivery, ArgoCD, FluxCD). Design observability solutions (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, distributed tracing) and tooling (SLO/SLI, alerting, anomaly detection). Mentor team members and drive best practices in Kubernetes, observability, and infrastructure automation. Qualifications BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience with 12+ years delivering SaaS/PaaS focused on software development and Kubernetes infrastructure automation. Extensive experience with Java, Golang, and/or Python (preference for Golang; strong Java valued) and developing/scaling backend services and microservices. Experience with container orchestration (Kubernetes, EKS, GKE, AKS), containers (Docker, containerd), and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Pulumi, Helm, Kustomize). Experience building solutions on cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP) with Kubernetes‑native services. AWS experience (Fargate, EC2, EKS, Route53, SQS, DynamoDB) preferred. Deep knowledge of cloud infrastructure, distributed system design, and Kubernetes‑native patterns. Strong self‑initiative, interpersonal skills, adaptability, and experience writing testable, maintainable, performant codebases with focus on observability and collaboration across teams and time zones. Ways to Stand Out Experience analyzing observability data to identify bottlenecks and improvement areas. Background with load testing frameworks and performance testing at cloud scale. Experience with cloud‑scale analytics and data‑driven optimization of infrastructure and services. Compensation and Benefits The base salary range is 224,000USD – 356,500USD for Level5, and 272,000USD – 431,250USD for Level6. Eligibility for equity and benefits is also offered. Equal Opportunity Employment NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law. #J-18808-Ljbffr