Senior Software Engineer, AI Networking

Job Overview

We are seeking an outstanding Software Engineer to join our US-based networking software team. As a technical leader, you will lead the transformation of AI networking systems and apply your deep expertise to manage complex customer engagements and help develop our product and architecture direction.

• Establish yourself as a technical specialist in AI networking products, specifically the Blue Field DPU and Connect
  
  X product lines.
• Architect, design, and develop innovative, scalable, and high-performance hardware‑accelerated software solutions.
• Lead deep technical engagements with hyperscalers, involving design‑in, coding, bring‑up, performance tuning, failure analysis, and production hardening.
• Partner with internal engineering, product, and architecture teams to transform customer needs into product features, reference architectures, tooling, and guidelines.
• Drive performance, reliability, and debuggability improvements across customer stacks and translate findings into actionable product, firmware, and software roadmap items.

• A Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhD in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related science degree (or equivalent experience).
• 8+ years of relevant industry experience, including technical leadership across complex systems.
• Deep knowledge of networking protocols and distributed systems, with a strong understanding of RoCE/Infini Band, L1–L4 fundamentals, and performance/latency tradeoffs.
• Proven low‑level software expertise with proficiency in C/C++ and comfort debugging across firmware, driver, OS, and application.
• Demonstrated experience in high‑performance networking and system‑level debugging, including packet drops, retransmissions, congestion, QoS, ordering, and buffer management.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to clearly explain complex topics to engineers, PMs, and customer collaborators, and align cross‑organizational teams toward a decision.
• Result driven and comfortable multitasking in a dynamic environment with shifting priorities and changing requirements.

• Prior experience in customer‑facing technical leadership at hyperscalers/CSPs.
• Hands‑on expertise with RDMA verbs, DPDK, DOCA, NCCL, CUDA‑aware networking, congestion control, and performance tuning at scale.
• Experience building internal tools, telemetry, and automation that improve triage speed and operational excellence.
• Experience leading multi‑team initiatives across geo/time zones, with clear examples of influence without authority and proactive use of AI‑powered tools to accelerate debugging, documentation, and day‑to‑day engineering efficiency while maintaining strong engineering judgment.

• Base salary range: 184,000

USD – 287,500

USD (Level4) and 224,000

USD – 356,500

USD (Level5).

• Eligible for equity and benefits.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate 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.