Networking Software Engineer

NVIDIA is looking for an experienced Networking Software Engineer to join a team of Solution Engineers focused on Mellanox Networking, DGX Platforms, Container Orchestrators, Deep Learning containers, and other Enterprise related system software.

The successful candidate will spend approximately 50% of their time helping customers with complex problems and 50% on development-related work. They should have a strong grasp of datacenter and networking technologies to provide comprehensive solutions for complex installations, maintenance, or operations.

Responsibilities:

• Develop features and tools to support Enterprise Service offerings, including Networking/switching products.
• Work with NVIDIA Enterprise customers and internal users to improve the availability, reliability, and overall experience of working with NVIDIA Networking products.
• Take ownership and drive customer issues with Ethernet switch network deployments from inception to resolution.
• Bring independent analysis, communication, and problem-solving to customer experience.
• Collaborate with engineering to document, recreate, and solve issues.

Requirements:

• BSc in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 8+ years of system software development and troubleshooting experience, ideally with some customer-facing experience.
• Experience developing with Python, C/C++ in Linux application space and/or embedded software.
• Expertise in Linux networking stack, tools, utilities, and services.
• Proven ability to deeply analyze IPv4, IPv6, Layer 2 switching, TCP/IP, and routing networking protocols (ARP, STP, LACP, MLAG, IGMP, PIM, BGP, OSPF).
• Intellectual curiosity, positive attitude, flexibility, analytical ability, self-motivation, and team-oriented.

Nice to Have:

• Experience in solving problems in large-scale network environments with overlay technologies (BGP, OSPF, VXLAN, EVPN).
• Configuration and operational expertise with network switch/router platforms (i.e., IOS, JunOS, EOS).
• Experience with SRv6 technology, HPC, low-latency systems, and performance tuning.
• Contributions to networking-related open-source projects such as Free Range Routing (FRR) and/or Bird.
• Experience with AI coding tools, AI agents, etc.