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of similar roles. Most pay
$144,350–$222,000
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At the midpoint, this role pays about
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versus about
$183k
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Based on 240 similar postings.
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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
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Listed pay typically runs
$184,000–$287,500
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As a Senior System Software Engineer, Software Defined Networking, you will join the team to design, build, and operate high-performance, scalable SDN solutions for AI Clouds hosting GPU-accelerated workloads like multi-node training and cloud gaming. You will manage the full lifecycle of the SDN stack by developing control and data plane software using OVS, OVN, and OpenFlow. Your daily responsibilities include building Infrastructure-as-a-Service virtual network orchestration via gRPC and REST, contributing to open-source projects like OVN-Kubernetes, and creating tools for monitoring, telemetry, and performance analysis. You will utilize C, Go, Bash, and Python while managing CI/CD pipelines through GitLab and GitOps tools like Ansible, Terraform, ArgoCD, and Flux. The role focuses on solving complex networking challenges in large-scale environments involving Kubernetes CNIs, datacenter routing, switching, and Linux host networking to ensure reliable tenant performance.
What does a System Software Engineer earn in California?
Median $235750 from 37 postings across 4 companies.
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Linux Kernel
Networking Drivers
TCP/IP
L2/L3 Protocols
RDMA
RoCE
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Cisco
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