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Technical Program Manager - LPU Software

NVIDIA

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Base salary $108,000  to $212,750

Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in Santa Clara, CA

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  • LocationSanta Clara, CA
  • WorkplaceWorkplace not stated
  • Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
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About this job

The LPU Software Team is seeking a Technical Program Manager to lead software initiatives across the LPU SDK. In this role, you will partner with engineering and cross-functional teams to define program plans, align priorities, manage dependencies, and drive execution. You will identify risks, remove obstacles, and ensure teams deliver high-quality software on schedule that meet our customers needs.

What You'll Be Doing: 

  • Build and implement execution plans to ensure we meet the needs of the business

  • Build relationships and work closely with partners across NVIDIA

  • Own all aspects of technical program management – planning, forecasting, documenting, scheduling, running effective meetings, prioritization, dependency management, reporting, and escalations

  • Build and own metrics for measuring program efficiency, collect and analyze data in support of planning and data driven decisions 

  • Report on overall program status, providing insights and recommendations to senior management

  • Work with multi-functional matrixed teams - guide teams crafting for sophisticated, complex, competing and often conflicting customer requirements and moderate technical discussions to successful conclusions  

  • Serve as liaison between developers and customers, connecting those with and without technical backgrounds. Promote continuous improvement by identifying process enhancement opportunities.

What We Need To See:

  • Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) in a related field with proven program management expertise and proficiency in technical and management practices

  • 3+ years program management experience including proven ability managing enterprise software products

  • Demonstrated skill in engaging and moderating successful engagements with engineering partners and customers

  • Outstanding communication and presentation skills for diverse technical and non-technical audiences with strong problem-solving and conflict leadership skills

  • In-depth understanding of software engineering principles and quality requirements in enterprise systems and experience in AI training environments and managing resource availability  

  • Strong multitasking abilities with a focus on thoroughness and rapid context switching with knowledge of agile methodologies and tools, project planning, and task tracking tools 

  • Excellent organizational skills and ability to use project management tools (e.g. Linear, Jira, Aha!, Confluence) and distributed version control systems (e.g. Git)
     

Ways To Stand Out From The Crowd:

  • Links to open source projects that you’ve built with the help of AI

  • Prior experience in software development, release and support

  • Demonstrated history of shipping SDKs and CLIs 

  • Background in computer science, machine learning, deep learning, open source software, and GPU technology


Widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers, NVIDIA has some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world inventing the future with us. Are you a creative and collaborative software lead seeking new challenges? If so, we want to hear from you! Join us and help build the real-time, cost-effective AI inference and computing platform that's driving our success in this exciting and quickly growing field.

#LI-Hybrid

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and other objective job-related factors. The expected base salary ranges for this position are:
108,000 USD – 184,000 USD for Level 2; and 136,000 USD – 212,750 USD for Level 3.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until November 3, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy. 

NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Source: NVIDIA on Workday · View original posting (opens in new tab)

Pay in context

This role's base floor ($108,000) is above 1% of the 4,308 Software Engineering roles in California listed on this site; 4 others list the same floor. Their median floor is $176,100; the middle half runs from $149,100 to $203,625.

Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 6, 2026.

This range next to 6 other live NVIDIA roles with the nearest advertised base floor
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This range next to 6 other live NVIDIA roles with the nearest advertised base floor
RolePublished base
Technical Program Manager - LPU Software (this listing)$108,000 - $212,750
Systems Validation Engineer$108,000 - $212,750
Senior HPC Support Engineer, InfiniBand - NVLink$108K - $207K
Senior HPC Support Engineer, InfiniBand - NVLink$108K - $207K
Senior IT SOX Auditor$108,000 - $172,500
Board Product Development Engineer$108,000 - $212,750
Field Applications Engineer, Embedded Systems - NALA$108K - $207K

Same $100K to $400K scale as every card. All NVIDIA roles · How to read the bar

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Employer-stated posting date
2026-10-30
Where this pay comes from

Location as the employer wrote it: US, CA, Santa Clara (Levels 2-3 combined)

108,000 USD – 184,000 USD for Level 2; and 136,000 USD – 212,750 USD for Level 3.

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