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Director of Engineering, Cloud and Database Platforms

AT NVIDIA
NVIDIA

Director of Engineering, Cloud and Database Platforms

Santa Clara, CA

NVIDIA has been transforming computer graphics, PC gaming, and accelerated computing for more than 25 years. It's a unique legacy of innovation that's fueled by great technology-and amazing people.

Today, we're tapping into the unlimited potential of AI to define the next era of computing. An era in which our GPU acts as the brains of computers, robots, and self-driving cars that can understand the world. Doing what's never been done before takes vision, innovation, and the world's best talent. As an NVIDIAN, you'll be immersed in a diverse, supportive environment where everyone is inspired to do their best work. Come join the team and see how you can make a lasting impact on the world.

What you'll be doing:

Craft the strategic vision for internal cloud services and database platforms, collaborating closely with Engineering, IT, Security, and Product teams to optimize operations and foster innovation.

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  • Improve, expand and oversee the multi-cloud, Cloud Foundation Platform to support NVIDIA's internal applications.
  • Build and modernize internal database services, including platforms such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, and Milvus DB.
  • Lead efforts to automate and improve the scalability, reliability, and performance of the cloud and database platforms while aligning with cost and security goals.
  • Attract, develop, and retain top engineering talent while encouraging a culture of innovation and operational excellence.
  • Drive product execution plans and align cross-functional teams to achieve technical achievements.
  • Ensure high levels of performance, efficiency, and quality across database and cloud services by maintaining positive relationships and clear requirements with collaborators, customers, partners, and team members.
  • Establish and lead processes for incident management, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement to improve the resilience of the cloud and database ecosystem.

What we need to see:

  • A Bachelors, Masters, or related computationally focused science degree (or equivalent experience).
  • 15+ overall years of overall experience in software development, distributed systems and cloud computing.
  • 5+ years of a senior leadership role for managing SRE, DevOps, databases or related teams.
  • Experience in people management, hiring outstanding talent and building great infrastructure.
  • Deep understanding of public cloud computing challenges with an emphasis on security, operational excellence and cost efficiency.
  • Background with incident management, post-incident analysis, and continuous improvement processes.
  • Experience in Python, C/C++ or a similar language.
  • Excellent verbal, written and communications skills.
  • Strategic vision with good problem-solving skills.
  • Exhibit strong leadership and management skills.

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

  • Background in building and operating enterprise-grade database services at scale.
  • Experience building and managing services in a multi-cloud environment with Kubernetes.
  • Proven track record to drive cultural and organizational change with automation towards a reliability-focused approach.

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The base salary range is 284,000 USD - 425,500 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.

Client-provided location(s): Santa Clara, CA, USA
Job ID: NVIDIA-JR1992685
Employment Type: Full Time