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NVIDIA · 4 hours ago

Principal System Software Engineer - Cloud Networking

positionUnited States
timeFull-time
remoteRemote
seniorityLead/Staff
money$272K/yr - $431K/yr
date15+ years exp

NVIDIA is a leading technology company known for its innovations in computer graphics and AI computing. They are seeking a Principal System Software Engineer to develop scalable Software-Defined Networking solutions for their AI Factory software stack.

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Responsibilities

Design and optimize next generation horizontally scalable, highly performant multi-tenant network architecture with security in mind to support data center and AI Factory infrastructure at massive scale
Implement the above SDN software as a part of a bigger NVIDIA software stack for AI Factory, working closely with NVIDIA compute, storage and other teams
Design and develop OSS software for monitoring the overall network health, performance, and scalability. The intelligence needs to be built into the system for tracking and regulating usage by various tenants, analyzing it, and taking appropriate actions

Qualification

KubernetesNetworking performanceNetworking protocolsNetwork architectureLarge-scale network setupsNetwork management systemsNetwork monitoring systemsOVSOVNOVN-K8sSR-IOVComputer Science degree

Required

BA/BS degree in Computer Science or, related technical field (or equivalent experience)
15+ years of validated experience in networking disciplines
Strong background in K8s and Networking performance
Deep understanding of various networking protocols with hands-on development experience
Experience in crafting network architecture for cloud/distributed systems
Hands-on experience with large-scale network setups and device (switches/routers, etc.) configurations, along with network management systems, network monitoring systems, or network operations
Strong understanding of OVS, OVN, OVN-K8s CNCF upstream project
Hands-on experience with software for SR-IOV

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Company

NVIDIA

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NVIDIA is a computing platform company operating at the intersection of graphics, HPC, and AI.
dateFounded in 1993
location
Santa Clara, California, USA
people-size10001+ employees
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https://www.nvidia.com

H1B Sponsorship

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Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$4.09B
Key Investors
ARPA-EARK Investment ManagementSoftBank Vision Fund
2023-05-09Grant· $5M
2022-08-09Post Ipo Equity· $65M
2021-02-18Post Ipo Equity

Leadership Team

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Jensen Huang
Founder and CEO
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Michael Kagan
Chief Technology Officer
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