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- Job function
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Software Engineering & IT Technical Program Management
- Salary
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- Location
- Santa Clara, California, United States
- Employment
- Full-time
- Experience
- 15 + proven experience in Technical Program Management, Program Management, Engineering Management, similar technical leadership roles, or equivalent experience - ideally in cloud, infrastructure, streaming, or graphics.
- Education
- Bachelors or Graduate degree coupled with a PMP is preferred, or equivalent experience.
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Role Summary
The Principal Technical Program Manager leads technically complex, cross-functional programs for GeForce NOW and Graphics Delivery Network. The role coordinates engineering, product, operations, and external partners to deliver and operate globally distributed cloud services.
What You'll Do
- Own programs from conceptualization and requirements through development, launch, and iteration.
- Coordinate engineering, product, operations, SRE, capacity planning, QA, and partner teams, and define actionable technical requirements.
- Establish service indicators and objectives, incident response plans, and operational playbooks for a 24/7 service.
- Identify and mitigate program risks, including capacity, latency, and partner dependencies, and support decision-making.
- Coordinate partner integrations and plan launches for features, regions, and capacity expansions, including launch readiness reviews.
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15 + proven experience in Technical Program Management, Program Management, Engineering Management, similar technical leadership roles, or equivalent experience. Requires understanding of cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, real-time streaming services, and cloud-native systems such as microservices, Kubernetes, observability stacks, CI/CD, and API-driven services. Also requires experience delivering sophisticated, multi-team programs; translating product direction into technical plans and requirements; operational frameworks such as SLIs/SLOs/SLAs, incident response, NPI readiness, availability, and service reliability; and strong communication, conflict resolution, analytical, organizational, and program management skills.
Required
- Experience with cloud-native systems, including microservices, Kubernetes, observability stacks, CI/CD, and API-driven services.
- Experience writing SRDs, PRDs, RFCs, operational plans, or similar documentation; comfort with Agile or other program management frameworks.
Preferred
- Experience ideally in cloud, infrastructure, streaming, or graphics.
- A Bachelors or Graduate degree coupled with a PMP is preferred, or equivalent experience.
- Familiarity with game streaming (GFN) or graphics delivery networks (GDN) is highly desirable.
- Experience in cloud gaming, real-time media streaming, or consumer-scale cloud services.
- Familiarity with AI/ML deployment pipelines, inference optimization, or GPU-based compute stacks.
- Deep background in data center operations, edge compute, capacity planning, or multi-region service scaling.
- Security and compliance program experience, including SOC2, ISO 27001, cloud governance, or GDPR.
- Experience managing global partner integrations with ISVs, OEMs, CSPs, or game publishers; passion for gaming and understanding of the...
Original job description
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Original job description
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NVIDIA is building the future of real-time graphics and cloud-native experiences through GeForce NOW (GFN) and Graphics Delivery Network (GDN). As a Technical Program Manager (TPM) on this team, you will lead highly cross-functional and technically complex programs. You’ll manage infrastructure, GPU-based streaming, partner integrations, operational readiness, and low-latency, high-fidelity delivery of gaming and interactive applications globally.
You will partner with engineering, product, operations, security, and external ecosystem partners to deliver reliable, globally distributed cloud services. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in highly technical environments, excels at execution difficulty, and is motivated by building and scaling world-class cloud services.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Own the full lifecycle of large-scale, multi-phase technical programs for both GFN and GDN – from conceptualization through requirements, develop, launch, and iteration.
- Work closely with Engineering (infrastructure, backend, client), Product, Data Center Operations, SRE, Capacity Planning, QA, and Partner teams (games publishers and app developers).
- Define clear, actionable technical requirements that align with product goals.
- Establish and maintain SLIs/SLOs/SLAs, incident response plans, and operational playbooks for a 24/7 global service.
- Identify technical and program-level risks (capacity, latency, partner dependencies), propose mitigations, and drive decision-making with collaborators.
- Liaise with game publishers, app creators, and external engineering teams; help integrate their build pipelines into NVIDIA’s streaming infrastructure.
- Plan and implement launches (new features, new regions, capacity expansions) with cross-team alignment; lead launch readiness reviews.
- Drive process improvements across product delivery, streaming performance, operational efficiency, and partner workflows.
- Communicate program health, risks, tradeoffs, and decisions to senior leadership with transparency and data-backed insights.
What We Need to See:
- 15 + proven experience in Technical Program Management, Program Management, Engineering Management, similar technical leadership roles, or equivalent experience - ideally in cloud, infrastructure, streaming, or graphics. Bachelors or Graduate degree coupled with a PMP is preferred, or equivalent experience.
- Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, real-time streaming services, engineering.
- Extensive experience delivering sophisticated, multi-team programs with cross-functional collaborators.
- Experience with cloud-native systems (microservices, Kubernetes, observability stacks, CI/CD, API driven services).
- Ability to translate product direction into actionable technical plans with well-defined requirements.
- Excellent communication, conflict resolution, and participant management skills; ability to influence engineering, product, and business partners.
- Experience with operational frameworks such as SLIs/SLOs/SLAs, incident response, NPI readiness, high-level availability, and service reliability.
- Strong analytical and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams in a fast-paced environment.
- Familiarity with game streaming (GFN) or graphics delivery networks (GDN) is highly desirable.
- Comfortable working within Agile or other program management frameworks; experience writing SRDs, PRDs, RFCs, operational plans, etc.
Ways to Stand Out From the Crowd:
- Experience in cloud gaming, real-time media streaming, or consumer-scale cloud services.
- Familiarity with AI/ML deployment pipelines, inference optimization, or GPU-based compute stacks.
- Deep background in data center operations, edge compute, capacity planning, or multi-region service scaling.
- Security and compliance program experience (SOC2, ISO 27001, cloud governance, GDPR).
- Experience managing global partner integrations with ISVs, OEMs, CSPs, or game publishers. A Passion for gaming and understanding of the GeForce NOW ecosystem.
With competitive salaries and a generous benefits package, NVIDIA is widely considered one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working for us. Due to unprecedented growth, our best-in-class engineering teams are rapidly growing. NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. We have some of the most forward-thinking and skilled people on the planet working for us. If you're creative and autonomous, we want to hear from you!
Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 240,000 USD - 379,500 USD.You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
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NVIDIA
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NVIDIA is a leading technology company renowned for its graphics processing units (GPUs) and innovative computing solutions that enhance visual experiences across multiple platforms, including gaming, scientific research, and artificial intelligence. Founded in 1993, the company has expanded its offerings to include powerful AI frameworks and deep learning platforms, making significant contributions to industries such as gaming, data centers, automotive, and healthcare. NVIDIA's commitment to pushing the boundaries of visual computing continues to drive advancements in both hardware and software, positioning the company at the forefront of emerging technologies and digital transformation.