Distinguished Software Engineer - NVLink Fusion Software

What You’ll Be Doing

Define NVLink Fusion architecture, leveraging industry leading NVIDIA scale-up and scale out technologies as a foundation.
Establish appropriate software abstraction layers & reference software required for NVLink Fusion partners to extend NVIDIA's rack-scale architecture.
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.
Mentor architects and engineering teams to grow them into future leaders.
Make key technical decisions even when faced with ambiguity, and mitigate execution risks by following left shift strategy to accelerate time to market.

What We Need To See

• BS or MS degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related degree or equivalent experience.
• 16+ 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.
• 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 device management protocols such as MCTP, PLDM and RDE.
• 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.

Ways To Stand Out From The Crowd

• Knowledge of cloud and cluster level deployment and management systems.
• Participation and contributions in standards bodies such as OCP and DMTF.
• 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.
• 16+ years of experience in system architecture and design.
• Experience in designing scalable and performant server systems, especially at the SW/HW interface.
• Experience with complex system software for accelerators like GPUs, DPUs, or FPGAs.
• Experience with device management protocols such as MCTP, PLDM, and RDE.
• Experience with system management protocols like Redfish and IPMI.
• Experience in implementing a left shift strategy to mitigate execution risks.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Benefits

• Base salary range: $320,000 - $488,750 USD.
• Eligibility for equity and benefits.

Pay

Base salary will be determined based on location, experience, and comparable positions.

Schedule

Not specified.

Application Instructions

Applications accepted at least until July 7, 2026.

About the Role

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.