Principal Engineer, Data Center Power Software

NVIDIA

Principal Engineer developing scalable GoLang and Rust system software at NVIDIA. Gathering requirements, translating them into roadmaps, and collaborating with internal and external teams.

Posted 4/23/2026full-timeRemote • Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $272,000 - $431,250 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed SystemsKubernetesPythonRust

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Gathering use cases + requirements, translating those into software roadmaps, and executing those roadmaps across internal NVIDIA teams and external partners.
Reporting project status, risks, help needed, and roadmap pivots to internal and external executives via status reports and in-person meetings.
Brokering technical discussions between highly technical subject matter experts
Leveraging AI tools and workflows to quickly iterate on designs, prototypes, documentation, tests, and code.
Architecting distributed, robust, and scalable GoLang and Rust system software, deployed to monitor and manage large datacenters

Requirements

What you’ll need

BS or higher in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
15+ years of meaningful industry experience with a strong scalable system software development background
Experience with APIs and interface design.
Experience with AI tools and development workflows
Outstanding written and verbal interpersonal skills.
Business level English.
Strong motivation and commitment to learn new skills
Ability to manage time in a fast, heavily multitasked environment.
Development experience with Rust, Python, and/or GoLang.
Development experience with distributed systems and concurrent applications, especially in a Kubernetes environment
Ability to quickly understand unfamiliar technical domains, identify core problems, and translate ambiguous requirements into actional engineering plans.
Skilled at producing clear technical documentation, design docs, and status updates that keep cross-functional partners aligned.
Track record of identifying process inefficiencies and introducing automation, tooling, or AI-power workflows that measurably improve team out.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Hard Skills & Tools

GoLangRustPythonAPIsinterface designdistributed systemsconcurrent applicationsKubernetesAI toolssoftware development

Soft Skills

written communicationverbal communicationinterpersonal skillstime managementmotivationcommitment to learningproblem-solvingtechnical documentationcross-functional collaborationprocess improvement

Certifications

BS in Computer Scienceequivalent experience