Distinguished Software Engineer - NVLink Fusion Software

Details

NVIDIA has been transforming computer graphics, PC gaming, and accelerated computing for more than 25 years. Today were tapping into the unlimited potential of AI to define the next era of computing. NVIDIA NVLink Fusion will enable industry-leading AI scale-up and scale-out performance by integrating NVIDIA GPUs, NVLink, InfiniBand networking, Grace CPUs, and a fully optimized NVIDIA AI and HPC software stack with partner ASICs or CPUs. This role is a technical architect position responsible for defining the NVLink Fusion architecture, enabling partner integration, and driving cross-team software and systems solutions.

Responsibilities

• Define NVLink Fusion architecture, leveraging NVIDIA scale-up and scale-out technologies.
• Establish appropriate software abstraction layers and reference software for NVLink Fusion partners to extend NVIDIAs rack-scale architecture.
• Work directly with major customers to understand requirements and align their roadmaps with NVIDIAs roadmap.
• Collaborate with business partners and vendors to shape their products to meet NVIDIA needs.
• Mentor architects and engineering teams to grow them into future leaders.
• Make key technical decisions under ambiguity and mitigate execution risks by following a left-shift strategy to accelerate time to market.

Requirements

• BS or MS degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 16+ years of experience in system architecture and design.
• Deep experience designing architectures for scalable and performant server systems, particularly at the software/hardware interface.
• Previous experience 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 implementing left-shift strategies to de-risk program execution.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Ways to stand out

• 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 chip-to-chip (C2C) technology architectures.
• Knowledge in storage and networking technologies.

Benefits

• Base salary range: 308,000 USD - 471,500 USD (will be determined based on location, experience, and pay of employees in similar positions).
• Eligible for equity and other benefits (see NVIDIA benefits).

Additional information

• Location: Santa Clara, CA, United States.
• Applications accepted at least until October 22, 2025.
• NVIDIA is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion.