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Distinguished Engineer – Data Center System Software Architect

US, CA, Santa ClaraFull-time$320k2026-10-11 → 2026-11-10

Core

Lead end-to-end system software architecture for NVIDIA data center platforms (DGX, HGX), defining strategies for hyperscalers and managing SW/HW interfaces.

Role type

Distinguished Engineer, System Software Architect

Builds

Next-generation data center products (DGX, HGX) integrating GPUs, NVLink, InfiniBand, and Grace CPUs

Domain

Data Center, High-Performance Computing (HPC), AI Infrastructure

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Scalable server system architecture, System software for accelerators (GPUs, DPUs, FPGAs), System firmware (SBIOS, OpenBMC), Linux kernel internals, Device management protocols (MCTP, PLDM, SPDM, RDE), System management protocols (Redfish, IPMI), Networking technologies (TCP/IP, Ethernet, InfiniBand), Cross-functional project leadership, Left-shift strategy

Preferred skills

Cloud and cluster level deployment, Standards bodies participation (OCP, DMTF), NVIDIA HPC programming models (CUDA, cuDNN, DOCA), Enterprise storage architectures

Responsibilities

Serve as primary technical point of contact for major customers, Lead technical innovation and strategic collaborations with hyperscalers, Align NVIDIA roadmap with customer requirements, Develop and drive adoption of new technologies, Make critical technical decisions in ambiguous situations

Seniority

Distinguished, Strategy & Mentorship