# Senior Networking Software Architect

**Company**: NVIDIA
**Location**: Santa Clara, CA
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: 184,000 USD – 287,500 USD for Level 4; and 224,000 USD – 356,500 USD for Level 5
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

NVIDIA is seeking a Senior Networking Software Architect to join their team in Santa Clara. The successful candidate will contribute to developing the future of AI and data-center infrastructure by integrating NICs, GPUs, and network management into high-performance solutions.

### Responsibilities

- Define and take responsibility for the complete platform architecture covering NICs and network management for computing clusters and data-centers.

- Drive the strategic vision for coordinated platform solutions addressing AI training/inference and cloud-native workloads.

- Lead cross-functional collaboration with GPU, NIC, DPU, and network management groups to ensure seamless hardware-software co-design.

- Define platform-level software stacks, APIs, and management frameworks that orchestrate networking, compute, and acceleration resources.

- Conduct and lead research into emerging network technologies, GPU-networking convergence, and large-scale cluster management.

- Collaborate closely with hardware platform architects to define and communicate software requirements, ensuring they are reflected in future hardware platform builds and architectural decisions.

### Requirements

- B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.

- 8+ years of experience in systems/platform architecture, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership or director-level role.

- Strong knowledge of NIC/DPU architectures, GPU computing, and managing networks on a large scale.

- Demonstrated experience in outlining and providing complex, multi-component platform solutions.

- Outstanding ability to drive alignment across hardware, software, and product teams.

- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence at the executive level.

- Ability to quickly adapt to new technologies and drive innovative solutions for complex requirements.

### Nice to Have

- Proven experience directing large-scale, cross-functional engineering programs , from architecture definition through delivery , with a history of delivering complex systems on schedule and at scale.

- Familiarity with network management and orchestration frameworks such as UFM, DOCA, or Kubernetes networking.

- Background in defining platform standards or reference architectures adopted across the industry.

The base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and other objective job-related factors. The expected base salary ranges for this position are: 184,000 USD – 287,500 USD for Level 4; and 224,000 USD – 356,500 USD for Level 5. You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

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## Skills

### Required
- NIC/DPU architectures
- GPU computing
- network management
- platform architecture
- software development

### Nice to have
- UFM
- DOCA
- Kubernetes networking
- platform standards
- reference architectures

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