Distinguished Engineer - Rack Scale Architecture

What You’ll Be Doing

Drive the software end-to-end architecture for NVIDIA's rack-scale products
Maintain deep understanding of the product portfolio and roadmap; translate forward-looking plans into clear, formal software requirements that anchor execution across the organization.
Ensure high quality & reliable software; serving as a trusted architectural partner to teams requiring guidance or oversight.
Work directly with major customers to understand their requirements and work to align their roadmap with NVIDIA’s roadmap.
Work with business partners and vendors to shape their products to meet NVIDIA’s needs.
Develop a roadmap of new technologies and protocols; drive their design and adoption.
Mentor architects and engineering teams to grow them into future leaders.
Make key technical decisions even when faced with ambiguity

What We Need To See

• 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
• Experience working with platform security experts to define tradeoffs between security and ease of use
• Demonstrable experience in implementing left shift strategy to de-risk program execution
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Knowledge to Stand Out

• Knowledge of large-scale cloud and cluster level deployment and management systems
• Experience with designing robust, resilient and performant scale-up fabrics
• Demonstrated track record of leading data center products across the entire lifecycle, spanning inception, pre-silicon development, post-silicon bring-up, manufacturing, and deployment
• Familiarity with CXL, UCIE and other C2C technology architectures
• Knowledge in storage and networking technologies

Qualifications

• 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
• Experience working with platform security experts to define tradeoffs between security and ease of use
• Demonstrable experience in implementing left shift strategy to de-risk program execution

Pay

Base salary range: 320,000 USD - 488,750 USD

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Job Title: Senior Software Architect - Rack Scale Systems
Location: [Not specified]