Distinguished Engineer - Rack Scale Architecture

Details

NVIDIA is expanding its data center platform and node designs, from single-node HGX/DGX systems to large multi-node NVLink domain rack architectures. These systems combine NVIDIA GPUs, NVLink, InfiniBand networking, Grace CPUs, and an optimized AI and HPC software stack. The role will drive the engineering roadmap and innovation for rack system software architecture, including firmware, kernel drivers, operating systems, networking, fabrics, user-mode drivers, and manageability software. The position involves working with internal component leads and major hyperscaler and cloud service providers to bring products to market.

Responsibilities

• Drive the end-to-end software architecture for NVIDIA's rack-scale products.
• Maintain a deep understanding of the product portfolio and roadmap, translating forward-looking plans into clear, formal software requirements.
• Ensure high-quality, reliable software and serve as a trusted architectural partner to teams requiring guidance or oversight.
• Work directly with major customers to understand their requirements and align their roadmaps with NVIDIA's roadmap.
• Collaborate with business partners and vendors to shape their products to meet NVIDIA's needs.
• Develop a roadmap of new technologies and protocols and drive their design and adoption.
• Mentor architects and engineering teams to help develop future leaders.
• Make key technical decisions in ambiguous situations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 15+ years of experience in system architecture and design.
• Deep experience designing architecture for scalable and performant server systems, particularly at the software and hardware interface.
• Strong understanding of networking technologies and protocols, such as Ethernet and InfiniBand.
• 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 implementing a left-shift strategy to de-risk program execution.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Additional Qualifications

• Knowledge of large-scale cloud and cluster-level deployment and management systems.
• Experience designing robust, resilient, and performant scale-up fabrics.
• A demonstrated track record of leading data center products across their entire lifecycle, including inception, pre-silicon development, post-silicon bring-up, manufacturing, and deployment.
• Familiarity with CXL, UCIe, and other chip-to-chip technology architectures.
• Knowledge of storage and networking technologies.

Benefits

The position includes eligibility for equity and benefits.

Applications will be accepted at least until August 1, 2026. NVIDIA is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive work environment.