Senior Systems Software Engineer, Developer Productivity and Cloud Automation - GeForce NOW

We are seeking a Senior Systems Software Engineer to join our GeForce NOW team, focusing on developer productivity and cloud automation.

As a Senior Systems Software Engineer, you will work on the Kubernetes-native deployment platform, its automation system, and backend services and APIs that support it. You will be responsible for delivering zero-downtime global rollouts with automatic drift detection, providing cloud automation for bare-metal and multi-cloud environments, and building the infrastructure behind GFN services.

Responsibilities:

• Build and develop backend microservices and REST/gRPC/MCP APIs that power the deployment platform, zone reservation/lease system, and developer self-service tooling
• Extend the platform with dynamic delivery, automatic rollback, drift detection, and automated zone bootstrapping
• Build and stabilize prod-like staging environments/zones so teams catch regressions early
• Develop and sustain GitOps pipelines (Flux CD, Argo CD) across on-premises and Nvidia GFN Cloud/AWS/Azure/GCP
• Develop Kubernetes CRDs and operators in Go for scheduling, auto-scaling, and compliance across data centers
• Build backend integrations and control-plane services connecting CI/CD, observability, and automation systems into a unified platform experience
• Automate dedicated hardware and multiple cloud platform configurations using Terraform, Ansible, and Vault
• Implement monitoring solutions including Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, and ELK, paired with SLO/alerting for early detection
• Integrate automation tools , runbooks, StackStorm bots, anomaly-triggered remediation, and Slack self-service release bots

Requirements:

• Bachelor or higher degree in computer science, engineering, or equivalent experience
• 10+ years of experience in Cloud Infrastructure and DevOps, with deep expertise in Kubernetes, GitOps (or equivalent), and production-grade cloud-native CI/CD pipelines
• Expert Kubernetes: CRDs, operators, multi-cluster management, and security hardening (CIS, PCI/SOC 2)
• Proficiency in Flux CD or Argo CD, GitLab CI, and Jenkins; Go or Python for control plane development
• Experience handling Vault, Terraform, Ansible, and Helm in both on-premises and cloud environments
• Experience in developing and scaling RESTful, gRPC, MCP APIs and backend services
• Experience running hybrid multi-cloud and bare-metal at production scale, and owning a platform roadmap end-to-end

Benefits:

• Competitive salaries
• Generous benefits package
• Equity eligibility