Director, Rack Scale Software Architecture

Details

NVIDIA is seeking a highly technical, motivated manager to lead and manage the team responsible for rack-scale system software architecture, spanning firmware, kernel drivers, operating systems, networking, fabrics, and associated user mode drivers, plus manageability software.

Responsibilities

• 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 and reliable software; serve as a trusted architectural partner to teams requiring guidance or oversight
• Work directly with major customers to understand their requirements and align their roadmap with NVIDIA’s roadmap
• Using strong communication skills, present the team vision to senior NVIDIA and external leaders
• Provide technical leadership and career mentorship to the team
• Make key technical decisions even when faced with ambiguity

Requirements

• BS or MS degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related degree, or equivalent experience
• 15+ overall years of experience in system architecture and design with 8+ years of proven experience in management
• Deep experience designing architecture for scalable and performant server systems, particularly at the SW/HW interface
• Proven leadership skills and strong ownership on past projects involving a large scale sophisticated code base
• Previous experience working with complex system software for accelerators such as GPUs, DPUs, or FPGAs
• Strong managerial, problem solving, and critical thinking skills
• Comfortable operating in highly matrixed organizations while holding a leadership position
• Known for strong interactive, verbal and written communications skills

Ways to Stand Out from the Crowd

• 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
• Strong understanding of networking technology and protocols (e.g. Ethernet, Infiniband)
• Familiarity with CXL, UCIE and other C2C technology architectures
• Knowledge in storage and networking technologies

Compensation

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 320,000 USD - 488,750 USD.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.