NVIDIA is hiring a Principal Software Engineer to lead the design and operationalization of rack-scale factory and deployment flows for our next-generation data center products. You will combine deep systems expertise with technical leadership to build reliable, debuggable, and scalable manufacturing and deployment solutions.
What You'll Do
- Lead and drive rack-scale/L11 flows for factory and initial data center deployment.
- Design and implement end-to-end factory workflows, including firmware flashing sequences, security provisioning, and deployment of software mitigations.
- Collaborate with data center architects, ODMs, and OEMs to define factory and data center requirements that ensure efficient and reliable production ramp.
- Champion reliability, debuggability and optimization in firmware, diagnostic and deployment tool design.
- Drive pre-silicon readiness for factory & manufacturing workflows for rack-scale products using NVIDIA's industry leading simulation & emulation technology.
- Mentor architects and engineering teams to grow them into future leaders.
- Make key technical decisions even when faced with ambiguity.
What We're Looking For
- BS or MS degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related degree or equivalent experience.
- 15+ years in the area of System architecture and design.
- Deep experience in designing architecture for scalable and performant server systems, particularly at the SW/HW interface.
- Strong understanding of networking technology & protocols (e.g. Ethernet, Infiniband).
- Previous experience working with complex system software for accelerators such as GPUs, DPUs, or FPGAs.
- Expertise in out-of-band and in-band management architectures.
- Knowledge of system management protocols such as Redfish and IPMI.
- Demonstrable experience in implementing left shift strategy to de-risk program execution.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Nice to Have
- Knowledge of large-scale cloud and cluster level deployment and management systems.
- Demonstrated track record of leading data center products across the entire lifecycle, spanning inception, pre-silicon development, post-silicon bring-up, manufacturing, and deployment.
Technical Stack
- NVIDIA GPUs
- NVIDIA NVLink
- NVIDIA InfiniBand networking
- NVIDIA Grace CPUs
- NVIDIA AI and HPC software stack
Benefits & Compensation
- Equity
- Salary range: $272,000 - $431,250 USD + equity
- Comprehensive benefits package
NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse 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.
