Senior Solution Engineer, Networking

The NVIDIA Enterprise Experience (NVEX) Solutions Engineering team is looking for a senior Computer or Software Engineer. This person will establish expertise in ground-breaking network technology used in AI clusters. Our software engineers connect customer support teams and R&D. They focus on solving tough problems from the front lines. They provide top support for high-speed interconnect technologies like InfiniBand, NVLink, and Spectrum-X that link GPUs and AI compute infrastructure. Candidates must have a software development background in the networking industry either for a network hardware manufacturer or software integrator. It is essential to have a proven grasp of in-field, production network operations and have experience in root-causing customer-found issues down to the source code level, primarily C and Python.

Join us!

What you will be doing:

• Assist various network and AI cluster support teams in reproducing, resolving, and root causing sophisticated customer issues

• Work with R&D teams to develop bug fixes, workarounds, and solutions for critical customers using NVIDIA’s network technologies

• Become an authority in NVIDIA network technologies used in AI clusters such as Infiniband, NVLink, and Spectrum-X

• Analyze network performance metrics and make tuning recommendations for high-performance, lossless networks

• Develop support and analysis tools to help analyze and root cause field issues

• Daily use of ground breaking AI tools for software development, log and trace analysis, and source code debugging

• Occasional work on weekends or holidays to support customers

What we need to see:

• Minimum of a BS in Computer, Electrical, or Software Engineering (or equivalent experience)

• 5+ years of experience in C or Python development on Linux platforms

• 8+ years of experience developing, testing, and debugging software for one or more of the following: Linux NIC drivers, switch ASICs and SDKs, embedded network device firmware, Linux based network equipment (routers, switches, gateways, etc), network operating systems, virtual routers, SDN stacks, virtual switching, DPDK, SRIOV stacks

• At least 3 years of experience directly supporting end-customers, partners, or integrators for network equipment and infrastructures

• Strong system software (firmware, BIOS, kernel, driver, operating system) expertise

• Professional-level communication skills, including adjusting communication to the technical level of the audience, and staying calm and focused in negative situations.

• Passion for learning innovative tech and motivation to work hard on ground-breaking products

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Experience developing drivers or firmeware for switch and NIC ASICs

• Background with AI infrastructure and HPC networking

• Experience with Infiniband or other non-Ethernet network technologies

• Experience developing or supporting DPUs or SmartNICs

• Knowledge of HPC performance test tools and NVIDIA AI stacks (NCCL, MPI, DOCA, CUDA)

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 168,000 USD - 270,250 USD for Level 4, and 200,000 USD - 322,000 USD for Level 5.Applications for this job will be accepted at least until September 15, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy. 

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