Principal Engineer - Enterprise Content and AI Data Platform

Santa Clara, CA · Lead / Staff / Principal

$248,000 – $391,000

Listed on NVIDIA’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.

What this role is

A Principal Engineer role leading three interconnected enterprise platforms focused on sensitive information protection, data governance, and AI knowledge management at NVIDIA. This is for a strong technologist ready to grow into engineering leadership while influencing cross-functional stakeholders across Security, Legal, Finance, and AI teams.

Our summary, not NVIDIA’s wording. The full posting is on their site.

Skills this role names

What they ask for

Required

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
15+ years building and operating large-scale enterprise platforms
Experience growing technical scope and influence beyond individual execution
Strong foundation in backend systems, distributed systems, and high-performance computing
Experience building or integrating secure API platforms and enterprise SaaS integrations at scale
Proven ability to drive cross-functional alignment across Security, Legal, Finance, and platform engineering
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Demonstrated interest in growing into engineering leadership

Nice to have

Background in enterprise security, data governance, or compliance platforms
Familiarity with classification, remediation workflows, access control models, and audit requirements
Experience with AI/LLM data pipelines, vector stores, or RAG architectures
Hands-on experience with Databricks or similar platforms
Familiarity with Glean or similar enterprise search/DLP products
Experience with vendor evaluation and build-vs-buy decisions
Ability to leverage AI and agentic automation to drive operational efficiency
Track record of leading platform migrations, tenant consolidations, or governance modernization efforts