Senior Software Engineer, Networking Software

Nvidia
US, CA, Santa Clara / US, CA, Remote / US, TX, Remote2026-01-09remote_local

About the job

This customer-facing engineering role is for an expert in AI networking systems who will provide leadership to our customers who believe that deep learning, data science, networking, and generative artificial intelligence are a new computing revolution and have the potential to transform the industry. We are looking for an extraordinary Software Engineer focused on Networking and AI factory challenges.

Responsibilities

Establish yourself as a technical expert in embedded networking products, mainly BlueField and ConnectX product lines, directly supporting sales account and program managers, working closely with the team to secure design wins

Demonstrate self-sufficiency by proactively identifying solutions, independently mastering new technologies, leveraging AI-powered tools to accelerate your development and productivity, and driving projects with minimal supervision

Engage with strategic customers and partners to train, design, build, and productize solutions based on our networking products

Identify customer architectures and key product and production requirements with regard to AI networking at hyperscale, software-defined networking, and the latest GPU hardware

Represent the group in cross-org/leadership and customer technical discussions

Qualifications

Minimum

A Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related science degree (or equivalent experience)

5+ overall years in a similar or related role

Thrives in a fast-paced environment while maintaining commitment to customer success

Knowledge of networking protocols, especially RoCE, Infiniband, and the common L1 to L4 protocols

Background in high-performance networking and low-level programming, with strong proficiency in C

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Strong time-management and organization skills for coordinating multiple initiatives, priorities, and implementations of new technology and products into sophisticated projects

Self-motivated to independently acquire new skills and knowledge

Willingness to use AI tools and emerging technologies to enhance engineering tasks and problem-solving

Preferred

Proved record working with customers and developing strategic solutions

Embedded, Networking, DPDK, NCCL, or DOCA development experience

Hands-on experience in Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA), AI workloads, NCCL, CUDA, Congestion Control, and performance tuning

Demonstrated drive for innovation and self-learning, such as independently mastering new technologies, leading projects from concept to delivery, participating in product hackathons, rapid prototyping, or contributing to patents and intellectual property