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We at the NVIDIA’s Solutions Architect team are looking for a senior, highly hands-on Solutions Architect! The role involves accelerating Media Broadcasting workflows and workloads computations for broadcasters, OTT platforms, content distribution companies, and live production ISVs. Workloads span the full media supply chain: ingestion, transcoding, quality enhancement, content analysis, and AI-powered production automation. We also engage with Sports data companies, broadcast rights holders, and sports technology ISVs by using AI for real-time player tracking, event detection, automated highlights, content localisation, and LLM-based sports commentary generation!
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
What you’ll be doing:
- Architect, build, and ship end-to-end solutions for Media use cases—spanning multi-agent coordination, long-horizon reasoning, planning, and tool use—along with high-performance RAG pipelines over heterogeneous media assets (text, code, images, audio, video) to tackle real production challenges such as content generation, localization, metadata enrichment, personalization, recommendation, and ad operations.
- Act as a hands-on technical advisor and main domain expert during the pre- and post-sale stages. Work closely with customer AI researchers, engineers, and developers to build, prototype, and deploy solutions on NVIDIA platforms.
- Optimize performance and total cost of ownership using the full NVIDIA AI and media stack—and build hands-on proofs-of-concept, reference architectures, and reusable blueprints that serve as production templates and accelerate time-to-value. Post-training open sourced models to meet the requirements.
- Partner with NVIDIA engineering, product, and sales teams to secure build wins, translate customer feedback into actionable product and roadmap insights, and scale global expertise through technical collateral, workshops, and developer communities.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
What we need to see:
- BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Computer Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, AI/ML, or a related field (or equivalent experience) and 8+ years in broadcast and/or telco CDN industry.
- Expertise in engineering of transitions from SDI to IP, media over IP technologies such as SMPTE 2110, SRT, and RIST.
- Understanding of traditional and new broadcast control technologies (such as NMOS, LAWO VSM).
- Proven knowledge of audio and video formats and codecs.
- Hands-on experience with CUDA, Python, or C++.
- Familiarity working with AI models for audio and video enhancement. Hands-on experience deploying containerized AI/ML, GPU-accelerated, distributed workloads.
- Experience with at least one public cloud; AWS experience with EKS, SageMaker, EC2 GPU instances, lambda, VPC, IAM, S3, load balancing and proxies (NLB), cloudwatch logs, streaming data (Kinesis).
- Solid understanding of Ansible and/or Terraform and IP based networking, specifically multicast capabilities and its application in media and telco networks.
- Production Kubernetes experience, including deployments, services, ingress, storage, networking, RBAC, secrets, resource management, autoscaling, and troubleshooting. knowledge of Docker, Helm, kubectl, Git, CI/CD, and shell scripting.
- Exposure to REST APIs, gRPC, Streaming APIs.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Ways to stand out from the crowd:
- Working experience in timing technologies (PTP).
- Knowledge of NVIDIA SDKs and accelerated computing for vision (Rivermax, Deepstream, NVENC, NVDEC).
- Expertise in deployment of AI models or tools within media and video streaming workflows in production.
- Cloud certificates such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate or higher or Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert or Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect.
- Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD).
With competitive salaries and a generous benefits package, NVIDIA is widely considered to be 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. This role presents an opportunity to have a wide impact at NVIDIA by improving the factory planning function. Are you creative, hard-working, dedicated, and determined? Do you love a challenge? If so, 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 184,000 USD - 287,500 USD for Level 4, and 224,000 USD - 356,500 USD for Level 5.
You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.
Applications for this job will be accepted at least until August 7, 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.
INTRODUCTION
We at the NVIDIA’s Solutions Architect team are looking for a senior, highly hands-on Solutions Architect! The role involves accelerating Media Broadcasting workflows and workloads computations for broadcasters, OTT platforms, content distribution companies, and live production ISVs. Workloads span the full media supply chain: ingestion, transcoding, quality enhancement, content analysis, and AI-powered production automation. We also engage with Sports data companies, broadcast rights holders, and sports technology ISVs by using AI for real-time player tracking, event detection, automated highlights, content localisation, and LLM-based sports commentary generation!
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
What you’ll be doing:
- Architect, build, and ship end-to-end solutions for Media use cases—spanning multi-agent coordination, long-horizon reasoning, planning, and tool use—along with high-performance RAG pipelines over heterogeneous media assets (text, code, images, audio, video) to tackle real production challenges such as content generation, localization, metadata enrichment, personalization, recommendation, and ad operations.
- Act as a hands-on technical advisor and main domain expert during the pre- and post-sale stages. Work closely with customer AI researchers, engineers, and developers to build, prototype, and deploy solutions on NVIDIA platforms.
- Optimize performance and total cost of ownership using the full NVIDIA AI and media stack—and build hands-on proofs-of-concept, reference architectures, and reusable blueprints that serve as production templates and accelerate time-to-value. Post-training open sourced models to meet the requirements.
- Partner with NVIDIA engineering, product, and sales teams to secure build wins, translate customer feedback into actionable product and roadmap insights, and scale global expertise through technical collateral, workshops, and developer communities.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
What we need to see:
- BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Computer Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, AI/ML, or a related field (or equivalent experience) and 8+ years in broadcast and/or telco CDN industry.
- Expertise in engineering of transitions from SDI to IP, media over IP technologies such as SMPTE 2110, SRT, and RIST.
- Understanding of traditional and new broadcast control technologies (such as NMOS, LAWO VSM).
- Proven knowledge of audio and video formats and codecs.
- Hands-on experience with CUDA, Python, or C++.
- Familiarity working with AI models for audio and video enhancement. Hands-on experience deploying containerized AI/ML, GPU-accelerated, distributed workloads.
- Experience with at least one public cloud; AWS experience with EKS, SageMaker, EC2 GPU instances, lambda, VPC, IAM, S3, load balancing and proxies (NLB), cloudwatch logs, streaming data (Kinesis).
- Solid understanding of Ansible and/or Terraform and IP based networking, specifically multicast capabilities and its application in media and telco networks.
- Production Kubernetes experience, including deployments, services, ingress, storage, networking, RBAC, secrets, resource management, autoscaling, and troubleshooting. knowledge of Docker, Helm, kubectl, Git, CI/CD, and shell scripting.
- Exposure to REST APIs, gRPC, Streaming APIs.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Ways to stand out from the crowd:
- Working experience in timing technologies (PTP).
- Knowledge of NVIDIA SDKs and accelerated computing for vision (Rivermax, Deepstream, NVENC, NVDEC).
- Expertise in deployment of AI models or tools within media and video streaming workflows in production.
- Cloud certificates such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate or higher or Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert or Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect.
- Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD).
With competitive salaries and a generous benefits package, NVIDIA is widely considered to be 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. This role presents an opportunity to have a wide impact at NVIDIA by improving the factory planning function. Are you creative, hard-working, dedicated, and determined? Do you love a challenge? If so, 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 184,000 USD - 287,500 USD for Level 4, and 224,000 USD - 356,500 USD for Level 5.
You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.
Applications for this job will be accepted at least until August 7, 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.
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Verify your licensure transfers across states
Your architecture license doesn't automatically apply in every state. Confirm your home country credentials are accepted by NCARB before your employer files the LCA, since the job location's state licensing board determines whether you meet the specialty occupation standard.
Check LCA filings by occupation code
Architect roles file under SOC code 17-1011. Use Migrate Mate to filter employers by that code and see which firms have certified LCAs for architect positions, so you're only targeting companies with a documented H-1B filing track record.
Request prevailing wage documentation before signing
Your employer must pay the prevailing wage for your specific role and work location. Look up the applicable wage level using the OFLC Wage Search before negotiating your offer, and confirm your offer meets at least Level I for entry roles or Level II for mid-level positions.
Distinguish design roles from project management roles
USCIS scrutinizes architect petitions where the job duties overlap heavily with general project management. Your offer letter should emphasize design, specification writing, and technical oversight, not budget tracking or client relations, to strengthen the specialty occupation argument.
File during the April cap window with premium processing
H-1B cap registration opens in March for an October 1 start date. If you're selected, ask your employer to add premium processing so USCIS adjudicates the I-129 within 15 business days, keeping your start date on track.
Use O*NET to document your role's degree requirement
Specialty occupation status depends on proving the role normally requires a specific bachelor's degree. Pull the O*NET profile for Architects to show USCIS that the occupation's standard entry requirement is a degree in architecture, strengthening your petition against an RFE.
H-1B Visa Architect: Frequently Asked Questions
Does an architect role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes. Architecture meets the specialty occupation definition because entry into the field normally requires a bachelor's degree or higher in architecture or a directly related discipline. USCIS treats the degree-to-job alignment as straightforward for licensed architects, though you should ensure your offer letter specifies design and technical duties rather than general project coordination, which carries more scrutiny.
Do I need a U.S. architecture license for an employer to sponsor my H-1B?
Not necessarily at the petition stage. USCIS can approve an H-1B for an architect without a U.S. license if your foreign degree and credentials establish specialty occupation. However, some employers require NCARB recognition or state licensure before extending an offer, so confirming the firm's internal requirements early avoids surprises after selection.
How do I find architecture firms that sponsor H-1B visas?
Search Migrate Mate to browse architecture employers with verified LCA filing history under SOC code 17-1011. Firms that have filed LCAs for architect positions have already gone through the DOL certification process and are more likely to have an established sponsorship workflow, which speeds up the employer's timeline after you receive an offer.
What happens to my H-1B status if my sponsoring architecture firm loses a major contract?
Your H-1B status is tied to the sponsoring employer, not the project. If the firm terminates your employment, USCIS gives you a 60-day grace period to find a new sponsor, transfer your H-1B to another employer, or depart. A new architecture firm can file an H-1B transfer immediately, allowing you to start work as soon as the petition is received by USCIS.
Can a small or boutique architecture firm sponsor an H-1B?
Yes. Firm size doesn't determine H-1B eligibility. Small studios and boutique practices can sponsor H-1B petitions as long as they have a legitimate employer-employee relationship and can pay the prevailing wage for your role and location. The DOL's LCA process applies equally to firms of any size, and USCIS evaluates the petition on the job's qualifying duties, not the employer's headcount.