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From the employer's careers site First seen 18 May 2026 · Still live on 31 Oct 2026

Principal System Software Engineer - Data Center MODS

NVIDIA Santa Clara On-site senior full-time

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Description

The Data Center MODS organisation seeks a Principal Engineer to architect and scale next-generation L10 and L11 diagnostic systems for Cloud Service Providers (CSPs).

In this high-impact role, you will define the technical roadmap and lead multi-functional development to deploy robust diagnostic frameworks for AI accelerator products.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Defining technical strategy and development of NVIDIA's Data Center diagnostic systems, orchestrating large-scale stress testing for CPUs, GPUs, networking, memory, and high-speed interconnects.
  • Mentoring and growing engineering teams, providing technical leadership and encouraging a culture of innovation and excellence.
  • Driving the root-cause analysis of systemic failures that intersect multiple hardware and software domains.
  • Partnering with CSPs to diagnose and address scalability challenges within their unique data center infrastructures.

Requirements include:

  • A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
  • 15+ years of system software experience working on highly resilient distributed systems with programming experience in C++ or Python.
  • Deep systems knowledge of x86/ARM architectures, Linux OS internals, firmware (UEFI/BIOS), Redfish, HMC, BMC protocols and platform security.
  • Consistent track record demonstrating technical leadership leading project teams and setting technical direction.
  • Expertise in software testing methodologies with an automation-led, AI-first approach to ensuring software quality.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Skills

Required

  • C++
  • Python
  • x86/ARM architectures
  • Linux OS internals
  • firmware (UEFI/BIOS)
  • Redfish
  • HMC
  • BMC protocols
  • platform security
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