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From the employer's careers site First seen 10 May 2026 · Still live on 31 Oct 2026

Distinguished Engineer - Rack Scale Architecture

NVIDIA Santa Clara Remote senior full-time

Salary

$95000-$150000 per year

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Description

We're searching for a highly motivated, technical leader to drive the engineering roadmap and innovation for our rack system software architecture. You will work with component leads internally and engage with industry leading hyperscalar/cloud service providers on taking these products to market.

Key Responsibilities:

Drive the software end-to-end architecture for NVIDIA's rack-scale products Maintain deep understanding of the product portfolio and roadmap; translate forward-looking plans into clear, formal software requirements that anchor execution across the organization Ensure high quality & reliable software; serving as a trusted architectural partner to teams requiring guidance or oversight Work directly with major customers to understand their requirements and work to align their roadmap with NVIDIA’s roadmap Work with business partners and vendors to shape their products to meet NVIDIA’s needs Develop a roadmap of new technologies and protocols; drive their design and adoption Mentor architects and engineering teams to grow them into future leaders Make key technical decisions even when faced with ambiguity

Requirements:

BS or MS degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related degree or equivalent experience 15+ years in the area of System architecture and design Deep experience in designing architecture for scalable and performant server systems, particularly at the SW/HW interface Strong understanding of networking technology & protocols (e.g. Ethernet, Infiniband) Previous experience working with complex system software for accelerators such as GPUs, DPUs, or FPGAs Expertise in out-of-band and in-band management architectures Knowledge of system management protocols such as Redfish and IPMI Experience working with platform security experts to define tradeoffs between security and ease of use Demonstrable experience in implementing left shift strategy to de-risk program execution. Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Nice to Have:

Knowledge of large-scale cloud and cluster level deployment and management systems. Experience with designing robust, resilient and performant scale-up fabrics Demonstrated track record of leading data center products across the entire lifecycle, spanning inception, pre-silicon development, post-silicon bring-up, manufacturing, and deployment Familiarity with CXL, UCIE and other C2C technology architectures. Knowledge in storage and networking technologies

Skills

Required

  • System architecture and design
  • Networking technology & protocols
  • Complex system software for accelerators
  • Out-of-band and in-band management architectures
  • System management protocols

Nice to have

  • Large-scale cloud and cluster level deployment and management systems
  • Designing robust, resilient and performant scale-up fabrics
  • Leading data center products across the entire lifecycle
  • CXL, UCIE and other C2C technology architectures
  • Storage and networking technologies
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