Network Software Engineer, Automation and Intelligence

Nvidia

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Work type: On-site
Location: Santa Clara, CA
Salary: $208,000–$333,500 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 2 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Nvidia is a leading designer of graphics processing units (GPUs) and system-on-chip units, powering gaming, professional visualization, data centers, and artificial intelligence workloads. Industry: Semiconductors & AI Computing

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TL;DR · Network Software Engineer, Automation and Intelligence

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The Network Software Engineer, Automation and Intelligence joins the Network Automation & Intelligence Platforms team to build and operate innovative network automation systems across corporate offices, campuses, HPC data centers, and labs. This role involves designing and implementing network automation for new builds, including zero-touch provisioning, configuration generation, and validation. Day-to-day responsibilities include supporting live networks through automated change execution, health checks, and incident triage while owning the platform stack, CI/CD pipelines, and orchestration. The engineer will integrate LLM- and agent-based network tooling to move toward autonomous change execution. Required skills include Python, Ansible, REST/gNMI/NETCONF APIs, Git, and experience with BGP, OSPF, EVPN/VXLAN, and MLAG. The role addresses the technical challenge of scaling automation across multi-vendor environments including Arista, Cisco, and Palo Alto.

Skills

Python Ansible REST gNMI NETCONF Git BGP OSPF EVPN VXLAN MLAG LLM RAG InfiniBand RoCE Nautobot NetBox ServiceNow CI/CD Arista Cisco Palo Alto

What you'll do

Design and implement network automation for new builds, including zero-touch provisioning and configuration generation.
Support live networks through automated change execution, health checks, drift detection, and incident triage.
Maintain the platform stack, including source of truth, CI/CD pipelines, orchestration, and observability integrations.
Build LLM- and agent-based network tooling for autonomous, self-validating change execution with full audit trails.
Partner with network, compute, and storage teams to convert operational difficulties into reusable software.
Document and mentor other engineers to scale automation capabilities across the broader organization.

What we're looking for

MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
12+ years of experience in network engineering or network software, including build and production operations.
Hands-on network automation experience with Python, Ansible, REST/gNMI/NETCONF APIs, and Git-based workflows.
Solid grounding in routing, switching, and network architecture, including BGP, OSPF, EVPN/VXLAN, and MLAG.
Experience with multi-vendor environments including Arista, Cisco, Cumulus/NVIDIA, and Palo Alto.
Strong problem-solving abilities and a history of managing complex projects from start to finish.
Experience implementing LLM or agent-based tooling in operations with robust oversight (preferred).
Working knowledge of agent frameworks, MCP, RAG, and applying ML to telemetry or capacity analysis (preferred).

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