Distinguished Software Engineer - NVLink Fusion Software

- Define NVLink Fusion architecture, leveraging industry leading NVIDIA scale-up and scale out technologies as a foundation

- Establish appropriate software abstraction layers & reference software required for NVLink Fusion partners to extend NVIDIA's rack-scale architecture.

- Work directly with major customers to understand their requirements and work to align their roadmap with NVIDIA's roadmap.

- Work with business partners and vendors to shape their products to meet NVIDIA's needs.

- Mentor architects and engineering teams to grow them into future leaders.

- Make key technical decisions even when faced with ambiguity, and mitigate execution risks by following left shift strategy to accelerate time to market.

- BS or MS degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related degree or equivalent experience.

- 16+ years in the area of System architecture and design

- Deep experience in designing architecture for scalable and performant server systems, particularly at the SW/HW interface.

- Previous experience working with complex system software for accelerators such as GPUs, DPUs, or FPGAs

- Expertise in out-of-band and in-band management architectures.

- Knowledge of device management protocols such as MCTP, PLDM and RDE.

- Knowledge of system management protocols such as Redfish and IPMI.

- Demonstrable experience in implementing left shift strategy to de-risk program execution. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

- Knowledge of cloud and cluster level deployment and management systems.

- Participation and contributions in standards bodies such as OCP and DMTF.

- Familiarity with CXL, UCIE and other C2C technology architectures. Knowledge in storage and networking technologies.

We are widely considered to be one of the technology world's most desirable employers, and as a result have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working for us. So if you're clever, creative, and driven, we'd love to have you join the team.

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 320,000 USD - 488,750 USD.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits .

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until August 4, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

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