Senior Software Engineer, Traffic and Networking

Nvidia

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Work type
Remote
Location
CA
Salary
$224,000–$356,500 / yr
Posted
3 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $164k
This role $290k
$91k most similar roles pay here $385k

This role pays more than 99% of similar roles. Most pay $144,350–$182,793 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $290k versus about $164k for comparable roles.

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About Nvidia

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

Nvidia currently has 896 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $184,000–$287,500 across 876 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer, Traffic and Networking

As a Senior Software Engineer - Traffic and Networking, you will join the team to design, build, and maintain network and systems automation solutions for dynamic, multi-tenant cloud infrastructure. You will collaborate with engineers and architects to develop scalable software, manage ownership from development through production, and contribute to relevant open-source projects while sharing technical roadmaps with leadership. The role requires expertise in distributed systems, asynchronous programming, threading, state machines, and data structures. You will utilize languages such as C, C++, Go, or Rust to build APIs and manage SQL data persistence. Technical requirements include knowledge of secure communication protocols like mutual TLS or IPsec, along with networking fundamentals including IPv6, BGP, HTTP, ICMP, and tunneling. Specialized experience includes EVPN/VXLAN fabrics, traffic engineering, and host management technologies such as DHCP, Redfish, and UEFI.

What does a Software Engineer earn in California?

Median $214000 from 775 postings across 63 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Develop and deliver scalable software for new cloud infrastructure.
  • Design, build, and maintain network and systems automation solutions for multi-tenant environments.
  • Engage with partners to gather requirements and ensure a high-quality user experience.
  • Lead and contribute to relevant open-source projects and communities.
  • Present technical demos, roadmaps, and progress updates to collaborators and leadership.
  • Manage the full software lifecycle from initial development through production deployment.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
  • 12+ years of experience designing and building distributed systems.
  • Advanced programming skills in one or more languages, including C, C++, Go, or Rust.
  • Proven experience building and maintaining APIs.
  • Knowledge of asynchronous programming, threading, state machines, and data structures.
  • Experience with data persistence and storage (SQL or equivalent).
  • Understanding of secure communication protocols such as mutual TLS or IPsec.
  • Strong knowledge of networking fundamentals and protocols, including IP, IPv6, BGP, HTTP, ICMP, and tunneling protocols.
  • Background working at a hyperscale cloud service provider (preferred).
  • Experience designing, operating, or automating EVPN/VXLAN fabrics and other overlay networking solutions (preferred).
  • Deep familiarity with IPv6 deployment, routing, address management, and dual-stack cloud environments (preferred).
  • Experience with BGP-based network architectures, traffic engineering, and scalable routing design (preferred).
  • Familiarity with host management technologies such as DHCP, Redfish, and UEFI, and security services like TPM, TXT, and Secure Boot (preferred).

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