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Software Manager, Productivity Engineering and Software Tools

NVIDIA· Mgmt, Sys SW
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Santa Clara, CA$224k - $356.5kFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Lead Cumulus Linux Release Engineering operations and own tools and processes to improve developer productivity. Manage a team of software engineers supporting build infrastructure, packaging, and developer tools for Cumulus Linux, a Debian-based network OS distribution.

Responsibilities

  • Own and improve the engineering infrastructure services that support automated builds, including monitoring, troubleshooting, and issue resolution.
  • Maintain and enhance the Debian-based build environment, Makefiles, build scripts, and package repositories.
  • Execute code scans and static/dynamic analysis, and publish actionable results.
  • Partner with development and test teams to identify process improvements and deliver Python-based full-stack tooling that increases engineering productivity.
  • Build, operate, and evolve CI pipelines across software components.
  • Scale engineering infrastructure to meet the growing needs of the Cumulus Linux R&D organization.
  • Work with IT and NVIDIA DevOps teams to adopt best practices and deliver scalable infrastructure solutions.

Qualifications

  • Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Bachelors (or equivalent experience)
  • 4+ years of proven experience as manager of Software Tools Engineering or Release Engineering teams
  • 10+ overall years of experience in Software configuration Management, Software Tools administration and related areas
  • Strong knowledge of build automation systems, and Software Configuration Management and Continuous Integration systems like Jenkins, GNU Make, Jira, Git
  • Good understanding of Linux systems, system boot process, Kernel configuration, kernel modules, package managers
  • Strong programming knowledge using Python, Perl, etc. and familiarity with database applications like MySQL
  • Passionate about Operations – you like to make things run and fix them when they break
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills along with ability to work in a dynamic and global team
  • A desire to constantly grow and learn new things

Skills

Required:Build automationSoftware Configuration ManagementCI/CDPythonLinux

Benefits

  • equity
  • benefits (as per NVIDIA offerings)
Last updated Sep 11, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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