Senior Software Engineer, AI Networking

Nvidia

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Work type: On-site
Location: Santa Clara, CA
Salary: $184,000–$287,500 / 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 · Senior Software Engineer, AI Networking

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As a Senior Software Engineer, AI Networking, you will join the Hyperscale Engineering team to develop networking solutions for large-scale AI infrastructure. You will work directly with customers and engineering teams to build, integrate, and improve software for BlueField and ConnectX platforms. Your daily responsibilities include developing networking software, testing and optimizing RDMA and RoCE solutions, and investigating issues across applications, libraries, drivers, firmware, and switches. You will analyze packet drops, congestion, latency, and throughput while creating test cases and automation. Required skills include C programming, Linux software development, and knowledge of networking protocols. You should also possess experience with high-performance networking technologies, Python, or shell scripting. This role solves technical problems related to performance and reliability for complex AI workloads.

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Skills

C Linux RDMA RoCE DPDK Python Shell Scripting NCCL CUDA BlueField ConnectX DOCA Networking Protocols QoS PFC ECN Congestion Control Firmware Drivers System Integration

What you'll do

Develop and integrate networking software for BlueField and ConnectX platforms.
Test and optimize RDMA and RoCE solutions for performance and reliability.
Investigate issues across applications, networking libraries, drivers, firmware, and switches.
Analyze packet drops, congestion, latency, and throughput to identify and resolve problems.
Create test cases and automation to reproduce issues and validate fixes.
Work with customers to understand networking requirements and develop technical solutions.
Document technical decisions, findings, and progress throughout the development and deployment lifecycle.

What we're looking for

A degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
8+ years of relevant software or systems engineering experience.
Experience programming in C and developing or debugging software on Linux.
Knowledge of networking protocols and experience with RDMA, RoCE, or other high-performance networking technologies.
Experience investigating technical issues and evaluating possible solutions.
Clear communication skills and the ability to work with customers and colleagues across teams.
Experience with BlueField, ConnectX, DOCA, DPDK, or RDMA verbs (preferred).
Knowledge of congestion control, QoS, PFC, ECN, AI workloads, NCCL, or CUDA (preferred).