Senior Software Engineer, Kubernetes Runtime and Release - US, CA, Remote
Originally posted 29 September 2026 by the employer.
DGX Cloud Kubernetes Runtime & Release team brings clusters to life across public clouds and GPU providers.
About the role
This role focuses on building and maintaining the supported Kubernetes runtime, automating its delivery, and integrating new providers and GPU platforms into production. You will contribute to the DGX Cloud Kubernetes Runtime & Release team, which supports large-scale AI workloads on GPU clusters.
What you'll do
- Build Go controllers and APIs to install, upgrade, and validate GPU cluster software.
- Develop validation pipelines to inform release decisions across providers and GPU platforms.
- Bring new providers and GPU hardware into production.
- Resolve integration failures with partner teams and automate provisioning, upgrade, and operational checks.
- Integrate components, define API contracts, and evolve Helm and Argo CD delivery.
- Develop systems to allocate GPU capacity across validation runs and account for cloud reservations and quotas.
What you'll need
- 6+ years building production infrastructure software or distributed systems.
- Strong programming skills in Go or another language to build production systems, with willingness to work primarily in Go.
- Kubernetes experience and depth in at least one area: controllers and operators, release automation, test and validation systems, or cloud integration.
- Experience delivering engineering projects, diagnosing complex failures, and collaborating across teams.
- BS or MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 56-day median for Systems Software Engineering roles.
Systems Software Engineering · Systems Software
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Open roles in category
691
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Median days open
56 d
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Median salary
$209k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, and who else is hiring
| Metric | NVIDIA | All employers we track in this specialty (691 roles · 76 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 139 | 691 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 971 | 5943 · 145 employers |
| Median days open | 47 d | 56 d (−9 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $209k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 162 open roles · median 64 d
- NVIDIA (this employer) · 134 open roles · median 50 d
- AMD · 59 open roles · median 54 d
- Broadcom · 28 open roles · median 36 d
- Mobileye · 27 open roles · median 63 d
- Arm Holdings · 20 open roles · median 97 d
How we counted: 691 open Systems Software Engineering (Systems Software) roles from 76 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 30 Sept 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.