Principal Engineer – AI Agents and Systems

NVIDIA

Principal Engineer leading AI agent frameworks deployment for NVIDIA's Windows environments and GPUs. Overseeing architecture and optimization for local inference systems.

Posted 4/14/2026full-timeSanta Clara • California, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $272,000 - $431,250 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PythonTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Act as the lead architect for deploying the NemoClaw framework natively on Windows environments
Guide the engineering efforts to optimize the agent runtimes for Windows
Design the integration of NemoClaw with NVIDIA's hardware and middleware stack
Partner closely with internal AI research teams, driver teams, and the open-source OpenClaw community
Foster a collaborative engineering culture by mentoring senior engineers

Requirements

What you’ll need

15+ years of relevant professional software engineering experience
at least 3+ years in a Principal, Staff, or Lead Architect role
BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience)
Deep understanding of Windows OS internals, process isolation, sandboxing technologies, and system-level security architecture
Proven understanding of LLM inference pipelines (Ollama, Llamacpp, vLLM), GPU-accelerated computing (CUDA, TensorRT)
Practical experience with modern AI orchestration and agentic frameworks (e.g., OpenClaw, LangChain, AutoGPT)
Proficiency in multiple languages, particularly C++ (for performance-critical systems/OS integration), Python (for AI/blueprint logic), and TypeScript (for agent plugins and tooling)
Strong ability to translate sophisticated architectural concepts into clear technical documentation

Benefits

Comp & perks

competitive salaries
generous benefits package
equity

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Hard Skills & Tools

NemoClaw frameworkWindows OS internalsprocess isolationsandboxing technologiessystem-level security architectureLLM inference pipelinesGPU-accelerated computingCUDATensorRTC++

Soft Skills

mentoringcollaborative engineering culturecommunication

Certifications

BS in Computer ScienceMS in Computer SciencePhD in Computer Science