Manager, Data and AI Engineering
At a glance
Manager-level AI Engineering role at NVIDIA. US, CA, Santa Clara · full-time · $200,000–$322,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Build cloud data platforms and pipelines with Databricks, AWS, Spark, Kafka and Delta Lake
- Put AI use cases such as RAG applications, agents and tool-based workflows into production
- Choose data models and add quality checks, monitoring and alerts to keep production pipelines reliable
- Turn operational needs into secure solutions with product, business, analytics and AI partners
- Lead project delivery and technical reviews while mentoring engineers and contributing code
What you bring
- A computer science or information systems degree, or equivalent experience
- At least ten years in data engineering, software engineering or web development, including three years leading engineers
- Strong AWS skills, including S3, EC2, IAM, Lambda and API Gateway
- Production experience with LLM agents and deep Databricks expertise, including Spark, PySpark, Delta Lake and Workflows
Who this fits
This role suits a hands-on engineering manager who can code, guide architecture and delivery, and develop a team. You’ll oversee multiple projects while building data and AI systems alongside engineers.
From the employer
We are looking for a Manager of Data & AI Engineering who combines deep technical expertise with strong delivery leadership and people management. This role will drive the build-out of our next-generation autonomous data intelligence platform for Supply Chain Operations — from identifying high-impact opportunities to architecting, building, and productionize solutions that deliver measurable business value. The ideal candidate brings hands-on experience in architecture and engineering while demonstrating the ability to manage a high-performing team. This person will partner with business collaborators, translate operational challenges into data and AI solutions, and deliver at pace.
What you'll be doing:
Design and build scalable data and AI platforms using Databricks, AWS, and modern cloud-native engineering patterns.
Deliver robust ETL/ELT, streaming, and CDC pipelines using technologies such as Spark, Kafka, Delta Lake, and AWS-native services.
Enable delivery of AI-powered use cases including RAG applications, AI agents, tool-calling workflows, and data-driven web apps.
Design data models using Star Schema, Snowflake Schema, and Data Vault patterns appropriate to the use case — optimizing for analytical query performance, data governance, and extensibility.
Implement data quality frameworks, observability, alerting, and monitoring to ensure pipeline integrity and production reliability.
Build the data foundation for GenAI, agentic AI, and advanced analytics initiatives, including RAG pipelines, vector search, knowledge graphs, and multi-agent orchestration patterns
Partner with product, business, analytics, and AI collaborators to translate requirements into secure, scalable, and production-ready solutions.
Oversee resource planning, prioritization, project execution, and delivery across multiple concurrent initiatives, and mentor engineers, grow technical capability across the team, and develop a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
Provide hands-on technical leadership across architecture, design reviews, implementation guidance, and production readiness, and handle the full lifecycle of data engineering projects — from discovery and planning through execution and production rollout.
What we need to see:
Master's or Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Systems, or equivalent experience
10+ overall years in Data Engineering, Software Engineering, or web application development, with at least 3+ years specifically in a leadership or engineering management role.
Willingness to Code: You are still a builder at heart. You are excited to spend your time writing code, prototyping, and building production systems alongside your team.
AWS Proficiency: Intimate knowledge of the AWS ecosystem, including Amazon S3, EC2, IAM, Lambda, and API Gateway.
Agentic AI & LLM Mastery: Proven experience operationalizing Large Language Models (LLMs) into autonomous agents that can plan, use tools, and implement multi-step workflows.
Databricks Mastery: Proven deep expertise in Apache Spark, PySpark, Delta Lake, and Databricks Workflows. Hands-on experience scaling Unity Catalog is highly preferred.
Ways to stand out from the crowd:
Active Databricks Certifications (e.g., Data Engineer Professional, Generative AI Engineer Associate).
Active AWS Certifications (e.g., Certified Data Engineer – Associate or Solutions Architect – Professional).
Background in managing multi-functional teams that blend data engineers with front-end and back-end software developers.
Knowledge of supply chain business processes for Plan, Make, Deliver & Services
You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.
Applications for this job will be accepted at least until October 11, 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.