Senior System Software Engineer - Cloud Networking

at Nvidia
📍 Santa Clara, United States
USD 148,000-235,800 per year
SENIOR
✅ On-site

SCRAPED

Used Tools & Technologies

Not specified

Required Skills & Competences ?

Ansible @ 7 Go @ 4 Kubernetes @ 4 Linux @ 7 DevOps @ 4 Terraform @ 7 Python @ 7 GCP @ 4 ArgoCD @ 7 AWS @ 4 Azure @ 4 Bash @ 7 Communication @ 7 Networking @ 4 SRE @ 4 Rust @ 4 GPU @ 4

Details

We are looking for a Senior System Software Engineer, Cloud Networking to design, prototype, implement and operate programmable software-defined networking solutions for NVIDIA Virtualized Clouds hosting GPU-accelerated applications. NVIDIA's invention of the GPU redefined modern computer graphics, revolutionized parallel computing and ignited modern AI. We are growing and looking for thoughtful engineers to join our team.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and operate OVS/OVN-based Software-Defined Networking (SDN) solutions for NVIDIA AI Clouds.
  • Design, prototype and implement programmable SDN components.
  • Write and maintain automated tests (unit and system tests) to ensure reliability and coverage.
  • Collaborate with multiple teams, including SRE, DevOps, and network engineering, to deploy and operate solutions.
  • Support test coverage for OVS, OVN and OVN-Kubernetes CNI code bases.

Requirements

  • BA/BS degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent experience.
  • At least 5 years of experience designing and supporting SDN solutions.
  • Expert-level knowledge of OVN, OVS, and OpenFlow.
  • Strong knowledge of networking, including datacenter routing and switching, and Linux host/VM networking.
  • Advanced scripting and Infrastructure-as-Code tools experience (Bash, Python, Make, Ansible, Terraform, ArgoCD, Flux).
  • Good command of programming languages C and Go to support test coverage for OVS, OVN and CNI code bases.
  • Deep knowledge of the Kubernetes environment and practical experience deploying and supporting CNIs.
  • Experience writing and maintaining automated tests (unit and system-level).

Ways to stand out

  • Experience with Rust, Nix, Z, Basel.
  • Practical experience with major cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP) and hybrid/multi-cloud deployments.
  • Contributions to open-source projects.
  • Experience supporting large-scale AI/HPC compute with hardware acceleration (GPU, DPU).
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Benefits

  • Base salary range: 148,000 USD - 235,750 USD (final base determined by location, experience, and internal pay parity).
  • Eligibility for equity and additional company benefits. See: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/benefits/

Additional information

  • Employment type: Full time.
  • Applications accepted at least until September 22, 2025.
  • NVIDIA is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion.