Senior AI and HPC Observability Engineer

Nvidia · Santa Clara, CA

senior software engineering Infrastructure Engineer ic 5+ yrs Bachelor's · Posted Apr 20, 2026

About this role

Nvidia is hiring a senior-level Infrastructure Engineer in the software engineering function based in Santa Clara, CA. The posting calls out experience with DevOps, Observability, Python, Java and roughly 5+ years of relevant work. Listed education preference: a bachelor's degree or equivalent.

Role
Infrastructure Engineer
Function
software engineering
Level
senior
Track
Individual contributor
Employment
Full-time
Location
Santa Clara, CA
Experience
5+ years
Education
Bachelor's degree
Posted
Apr 20, 2026
AI Summary
Design and scale high-throughput observability platforms handling metrics, logs, and traces across distributed AI/HPC environments. Build backend telemetry services, develop OpenTelemetry collectors, and optimize time-series pipelines. Requires 5+ years backend/distributed systems experience, strong Python/Go/Java skills, and hands-on observability architecture knowledge.
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Job description

from Nvidia careers

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. Our technology powers everything from generative AI to autonomous systems, and we continue to shape the future of computing through innovation and collaboration. Within this mission, our team, Managed AI Superclusters (MARS) builds and scales the infrastructure, platforms, and tools that enable researchers and engineers to develop the next generation of AI/ML systems. By joining us, you’ll help design solutions that power some of the world’s most advanced computing workloads.

Observability is at the heart of this transformation. We are looking for a strong AI & HPC Observability Engineer to build and scale next-generation Observability and Telemetry platforms. You will design and develop high-throughput, reliable telemetry pipelines and modern data infrastructure. This role requires solid distributed systems fundamentals, production-grade coding, and a passion for operational excellence.

What You Will Be Doing:

  • Design and scale observability platforms handling high-volume metrics, logs, and traces across distributed environments

  • Build high-performance backend services for telemetry ingestion, processing, and routing

  • Develop and extend OpenTelemetry collectors, processors, exporters, and instrumentation libraries

  • Build and optimize metrics pipelines using large-scale time-series storage systems

  • Design and operate real-time and batch telemetry pipelines using streaming and distributed data technologies

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