Senior Data Backend Engineer

NVIDIA

. Scope and build tools, microservices, workflows, and distributed applications to accelerate data mining and AI training .

Posted 9/22/2026full-timeRemote • California • United StatesSenior💰 $184,000 - $356,500 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in developing high-performance, scalable software systems, with strong programming skills in Python or Golang. Proficient in deploying AI models and building data engineering solutions for autonomous vehicle domains, while effectively collaborating with cross-functional teams.

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Python ProgrammingGolang ProgrammingKubernetesData MiningETL Pipeline Development

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Hard Skills

High-Performance Software DevelopmentScalable Software SystemsData Engineering SolutionsAI Model DeploymentDistributed Systems AnalysisWorkflow OrchestrationBig Data EnginesStreaming SolutionsArchitectural SkillsProblem-Solving

Soft Skills

CollaborationProactive MindsetEagerness to Learn

Tools & Technologies

KubernetesHelmHiveParquetSQLMilvusNVIDIA RAPIDSSpark

Industry Keywords

AI DevelopmentAutonomous VehiclesData CurationReal-Time StreamingRetrieval-Augmented Generation

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed SystemsETLKubernetesMicroservicesOpen SourcePythonSparkSQLGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Scope and build tools, microservices, workflows, and distributed applications to accelerate data mining and AI training
Design and implement solutions for streaming, resilience, logging, security, authentication, workflow orchestration, and data management
Deploy AI models
Design and develop Retrieval-Augmented Generation workflows enabling hybrid and agentic patterns
Analyze and operationalize complex distributed systems for speed-of-light performance
Develop data engineering solutions for AI developers in autonomous vehicle domains
Process massive volumes of autonomous vehicle data for video data curation, behavioral search, and AI dataset management

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience developing high-performance, scalable software systems
MS with 6+ years, or BS (or equivalent experience) with 8+ years of relevant experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field
Strong programming skills in Python or Golang
Proficiency in Kubernetes, Helm, Hive, Parquet, SQL, and vector databases such as Milvus
Strong architectural skills with a proactive, problem-solving mentality
Experience in data mining and AI development
Experience building ETL pipelines and working with big data engines
Exceptional collaboration skills to work with system software and AI expert teams
Eagerness to learn and adopt technologies such as NVIDIA RAPIDS
Prior experience with large-scale real-time streaming, augmented reality, or data curation
Prior background with Spark
Exposure to Large Language Models, Vision-Language Models, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation
Innovative results, including patents, publications, or open source contributions

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