senior software engineering Technical Lead tech_leadership · Posted May 15, 2026

About this role

Nvidia is hiring a senior-level Technical Lead in the software engineering function based in Shanghai, China. The posting calls out experience with LLMs, API Development, Observability, Python.

Role
Technical Lead
Function
software engineering
Level
senior
Track
Tech leadership
Employment
Full-time
Location
Shanghai, China
Posted
May 15, 2026

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Job description

from Nvidia careers

NVIDIA Developer Tools team is seeking a Senior Software Development Tech Lead to join our team in Shanghai. The team develops tools and services used by software developers worldwide. Our SDK Manager application enables software developers to retrieve the correct NVIDIA's SDKs, samples, and Tools, and set up the developer’s environment on the host machine and NVIDIA target devices with minimal effort. 

We are seeking a senior individual contributor to spearhead AI‑powered experiences in our SDK delivery and developer workflows. You will be the technical lead for incorporating agentic solutions and related AI technologies into  SDK Manager workflows used by developers worldwide.

What you will be doing:

  • Lead end‑to‑end development and implementation of features powered by AI that help developers discover, configure, install, and troubleshoot NVIDIA SDKs. 

  • Architect and implement application flows that combine agents, LLMs, tools/APIs, and internal knowledge sources into reliable, goal-focused assistants. 

  • Define technical direction, breakdown, and quality bar for AI features, and drive them from idea to production as a hands‑on IC. 

  • Collaborate closely with product, UX, and partner engineering teams to translate vague AI use cases into concrete product experiences. 

  • Establish guidelines for evaluation, observability, and continuous improvement of AI behaviors in production.   

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