[Remote] Principal Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure for Robotics Research

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world's most desirable employers, and they are seeking a Principal Software Engineer to join a new team building the foundational infrastructure for Robotics Research. The role focuses on designing and maintaining data infrastructure to support multimodal foundation models for robotics, collaborating closely with researchers to enhance training and evaluation pipelines. Responsibilities • Design and maintain large-scale distributed data ETL and data management systems to support multi-modal foundation models for robotics • Optimize GPU and cluster utilization for efficient model training and fine-tuning on massive datasets • Implement scalable data loaders and preprocessors tailored for multimodal datasets, including videos, text, and sensor data • Develop robust observability tools and procedures for this data infrastructure to ensure reliability and performance • Collaborate with researchers to integrate cutting-edge data technologies into scalable training and eval pipelines Skills • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience) • 15+ years of full-time industry experience in large-scale MLOps and AI infrastructure • Experience with ML frameworks like PyTorch, JAX, or TensorFlow • Experience with Kubernetes and Ray • Deep understanding of data frameworks and standards like SQL, Apache Spark, LanceDB • Experience of GPU acceleration and CUDA programming • Strong programming skills in Python and a high-performance language such as C++ for efficient system development • Master's or PhD's degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Engineering, or a related field • Demonstrated Tech Lead experience, coordinating a team of engineers and driving projects from conception to deployment • Strong experience at building and operating large-scale data infrastructure • Strong experience and curiosity in frontier AI research Benefits • Equity • Benefits Company Overview • NVIDIA is a computing platform company operating at the intersection of graphics, HPC, and AI. It was founded in 1993, and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is Company H1B Sponsorship • NVIDIA has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1877 in 2025, 1355 in 2024, 976 in 2023, 835 in 2022, 601 in 2021, 529 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Apply tot his job