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NVIDIA · 8 hours ago

Senior Software Engineer, API Governance

NVIDIA is a leader in computing technology, and they are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to define and maintain API standards. The role involves developing tooling for API specifications and fostering collaboration across teams to ensure consistent implementation.

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Responsibilities

Define and maintain NVIDIA's API standards and lifecycle guidelines for HTTP and gRPC services, while handling the centralized API registry for internal and external collaborators
Create tooling within CI/CD systems to generate and validate API specifications (Protobuf, OpenAPI v3) and automatically publish specs to the registry
Collaborate with product and engineering teams to encourage the usage of API standards and ensure consistent implementation across the company

Qualification

API SpecificationGolangJavaPythonCloud InfrastructureGovernance ToolingTechnical LeadershipCollaborationTechnical Writing

Required

Bachelor's, Master's degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field
5+ years of experience building distributed systems using Golang, Java or Python
Comprehensive understanding of API specifications (OpenAPI, Swagger, Protocol Buffers, JSON Schema, AsyncAPI, GraphQL), with extensive experience defining standards for gRPC and HTTP APIs (schema design, message versioning, naming conventions, asynchronous processing models, and error handling)
Experience designing tooling for API governance, including Protobuf linters, breaking-change detection, and automated generation of stubs/mocks within CI/CD pipelines

Preferred

Experience with AWS infrastructure and modern cloud-native technologies, specifically Kubernetes, Envoy, Prometheus, and Grafana
Background in technical leadership (Architecture or SRE focus) combined with technical writing skills to guide teams and document standards

Benefits

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Company

NVIDIA is a computing platform company operating at the intersection of graphics, HPC, and AI.

H1B Sponsorship

NVIDIA has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2023 (976)
2022 (835)
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2020 (529)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$4.09B
Key Investors
ARPA-EARK Investment ManagementSoftBank Vision Fund
2023-05-09Grant· $5M
2022-08-09Post Ipo Equity· $65M
2021-02-18Post Ipo Equity

Leadership Team

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Jensen Huang
Founder and CEO
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Michael Kagan
Chief Technology Officer
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