Distinguished Engineer, AI Streaming - GeForce Now (Finance)

GeForce NOW is NVIDIA's Cloud Gaming service streaming games at the highest quality to any and every user, regardless of their device type and capabilities-low-end PCs, Macs, or mobile devices. Using the most sophisticated GPUs and software, GeForce NOW transforms the gaming experience with always up-to-date games on always the latest hardware, a streaming experience rivaling that of a local PC, and a near-instant launch - just click and play! For more details, see https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/products/geforce-now/

GeForce Now is looking for a proven Distinguished Engineer for Streaming AI to join our AI Streaming Services group. Composed of world-class engineers, it is responsible for crafting the next-generation infrastructure and tools for building AI-powered interactive streaming experiences. This position is a combination of cloud infrastructure and applied AI technologies. It involves researching and utilizing existing AI technologies and combining real-time video streaming. You will then dive deep into next-vision technologies in various domains: distributed AI, on-demand pixel streaming, virtualization, orchestration, development tools, and more. With a complete understanding of the challenges of building AI-powered experiences, you will help guide, define, and implement the complete AI Streaming Services infrastructure, enhancing existing or creating new application developer frameworks, infrastructure, developer tools, samples, and demos. Critically, you will be expected to code production systems and not just design these systems. In this role, you will drive improvements in design and across not only the GeForce Now organization but also work with multiple research and GPU organizations across NVIDIA. In addition, you will work with global teams and have a unique opportunity to have a real impact in a dynamic, technology-focused company shaping the future of data center technologies.

What you'll be doing:

• Integrating and working with multiple Nvidia organizations and integrating open-source models spanning from computer vision, LLMs, and Text2Audio/Audio2Text to rapidly develop proof-of-concept prototypes that can then be developed into full-fledged products/solutions.
• Design state-of-the-art systems architecture for complex AI-based interactive experiences.
• Define and implement the development environment and tools our partners will rely upon to create these experiences.
• Coding clear solutions and being able to support those solutions in production scenarios with customers.
• Writing effective, clear, and reliable architecture requirements and design specifications.
• Collaborate closely and concurrently with various Nvidia teams across the globe.
• Work with high-profile customers to build and deploy innovative and cutting-edge technologies and solutions.

What we need to see:

• B.Sc./M.Sc./Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering (or equivalent experience).
• 18+ years of experience as a Software or Systems Architect; within that, proven experience as a Full-Stack Software Engineer, including systems/OS development.
• Proven capacity to convert customer requirements into architectural, technical, and strategic guidance and planning.
• Strong design, coding, analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate and influence engineering and business teams effectively, both domestically and internationally.
• Excellent communication, documentation, and presentation skills.
• Hands-on cloud virtualization, networking, and orchestration experience.
• Broad knowledge in networking protocols and prevalent network topologies, coupled with a profound comprehension of cloud-based audio and video streaming technologies.
• Hands-on Linux development experience.

Ways to stand out from a crowd:

• Experience developing and deploying deep-learning models: LLMs, text-to-speech, and more.
• Background with data center technologies, network topologies, and cloud.
• Experience with containers, Docker, Kubernetes components & subsystems.
• Good understanding of operating systems and drivers.
• Experience with Proton and other virtualization technologies.

With competitive salaries and a generous benefits package, NVIDIA is widely considered one of the technology world's most desirable employers. We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working for us. Due to unprecedented growth, our exclusive engineering teams are rapidly growing.

The base salary range is 308,000 USD - 471,500 USD. Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits . NVIDIA accepts applications on an ongoing basis.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) 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.