Growth Engineer, Developer Platform

NVIDIA

. Drive adoption of open source standard methodologies across product teams .

Posted 9/30/2026full-timeSanta Clara • California • United StatesSeniorLead💰 $200,000 - $322,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in driving open source adoption and community management, with a strong focus on governance models, contributor pathways, and community engagement. Proficient in building CI checks, PR review tooling, and metrics pipelines to enhance contributor experience and project quality.

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Open Source AdoptionGovernance Model DesignCommunity ManagementCI Checks and PR Review ToolingTechnical Writing

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Hard Skills

Software EngineeringOpen Source PracticesCI ChecksPR Review ToolingMetrics PipelinesSpam Detection SystemsModeration SystemsTechnical Event ProductionOpen Source Repository PatternsAutomated Triage Systems

Soft Skills

Community EngagementCollaborationDecision-MakingLeadership

Tools & Technologies

Claude CodeCopilotCursorSlack

Certifications & Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Experience

Industry Keywords

Open Source GovernanceContributor PathwaysMaintainer RolesCommunity InfrastructureContribution Documentation

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Open Source

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Drive adoption of open source standard methodologies across product teams
Design governance models covering ownership, decision-making, and contributor pathways
Grow active contribution from external contributors
Provision and operate community infrastructure including Slack, community meetings, and collaboration spaces
Develop and run 30/60/90-day post-launch plans for newly open source repositories
Build isolated, contributor-safe CI for external pull requests
Create the end-to-end contributor path from starter issue through contribution guide and automated review
Implement PR quality-signal screening before maintainer review
Monitor community health, engagement, events, and program metrics
Turn readiness engagements into reusable playbooks

Requirements

What you’ll need

12+ years of relevant experience
Bachelors degree or equivalent experience
Background driving adoption of open source practices across multiple engineering teams
Experience crafting open source governance, contributor pathways, maintainer roles, and decision-making processes
Strong software engineering skills
Track record building CI checks, PR review tooling, and metrics pipelines
Hands-on experience with agentic coding tools such as Claude Code, Copilot, or Cursor
Experience running open source community programs, infrastructure, events, and contributor engagement
Ownership of open source adoption and community management end to end
Familiarity with open source repository patterns, including README structure, contribution documentation, governance files, and issue templates
Direct experience contributing to or maintaining an open source project
Experience building spam or low-quality-submission detection, anti-abuse, moderation, or automated triage systems
Experience producing or running technical events
Technical writing experience for external audiences
Equal opportunity employment commitment; NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equity
Comprehensive benefits package
Highly competitive salary