Principal Software Engineer, Developer Compute Platform - Remote
$248,000 - $391,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 19 October 2026 by the employer.
Architect global AI agent sandboxes and virtual desktop platforms across AWS and Azure.
About the role
As a Principal Software Engineer, you will set the technical direction for NVIDIA's global Developer Compute platform covering AI agent sandboxes and virtual desktop infrastructure. You will architect and build distributed services that provision, stream, secure, and operate cloud-hosted compute environments across AWS and Azure.
What you'll do
- Lead contributions to the end-to-end architecture of AI agent compute and virtual desktop platforms across technical strategy, systems design, implementation, testing, and global deployment. - Develop distributed compute services that provision and manage secure, isolated agent environments and virtual desktops across multiple clouds, availability zones, and regions. - Collaborate with engineering, IT, and security leaders to translate AI workflow and end-user compute requirements into a multi-year platform roadmap.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience. - 15+ years of experience in software, platform, infrastructure, or cloud engineering, including architecting, developing, and deploying global cloud compute infrastructure. - Hands-on experience with AWS and/or Azure compute, networking, identity, and storage services, such as EC2, VPC, Azure VMs, VNets, and Entra ID. - Expertise in desktop streaming protocols such as Amazon DCV, PCoIP, or Omnissa Blast Extreme, including tuning for latency, bandwidth, and graphics performance. - Experience designing and operating end-user computing solutions such as Amazon WorkSpaces, Azure Virtual Desktop, Windows 365, Citrix, or Omnissa Horizon. - Experience with AI-native development and coding agents.
Skills: cloud compute, AWS, Azure, desktop streaming, GPU virtualization
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 50-day median for Infrastructure/Platform Software roles.
Infrastructure/Platform Software · Infrastructure Platform
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Open roles in category
988
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Median days open
50 d
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Median salary
$235k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | NVIDIA | All employers we track in this specialty (988 roles · 87 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 290 | 988 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 992 | 6222 · 145 employers |
| Median days open | 47 d | 50 d (−3 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $235k |
Skills observed across this category: cloud compute, AWS, Azure, desktop streaming, GPU virtualization
Who's hiring in this category
- NVIDIA (this employer) · 286 open roles · median 47 d
- Qualcomm · 62 open roles · median 50 d
- AMD · 56 open roles · median 21 d
- Intel Corporation · 45 open roles · median 13 d
- Graphcore · 44 open roles · median 95 d
- Cerebras · 38 open roles · median 85 d
How we counted: 988 open Infrastructure/Platform Software (Infrastructure Platform) roles from 87 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 20 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.