System Software Engineer - Networking

Location: US, TX, Austin, US, CA, Santa Clara

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

NVIDIA Networking is seeking an exceptional candidate to work with world-class technologies in the domains of High-Speed Communication for our most sophisticated markets, customers and hyperscalers.. Our products encompass Ethernet and InfiniBand protocols, delivering a wide range of ground breaking networking, virtualization, and security services for cloud, complex compute, and AI workloads. As a Software Engineer in networking, you will play a crucial role in delivering high quality customer solutions for advanced networking use cases.

What you’ll be doing:

• Collaborate with multi-functional teams, including software developers, network engineers, architects, customer solutions engineers, and product managers to understand customer use cases and compose test strategies to ensure the successful delivery of high-quality software solutions.

• Carry out functional, integration, regression, and performance testing for software applications, firmware attributes, tools, and networking protocols aligning with designated user situations.

• Identify, debug, and report software defects, inconsistencies, and other quality issues.

• Develop and maintain test automation frameworks and scripts using Python and Bash.

• Work with planning and tracking systems to manage the release progress and build release indicators.

• Participate in code reviews, provide feedback, and suggest improvements to enhance the quality and maintainability of the software.

• Continuously monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of test processes and methodologies, recommending improvements as necessary.

• Stay up to date with industry best practices, new technologies, and emerging trends in software verification and QA.

What we need to see:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

• 2+ years of familiarity with Linux datacenter network engineering along with 1+ years of exposure to and comprehension of standard practices in software development.

• Familiarity with Linux datacenter network engineering along with exposure to and comprehension of standard practices in software development.

• Strong proficiency in Python/Bash scripting languages.

• In-depth knowledge of Linux operating systems, command-line tools and computer networking.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to debug and isolate software defects.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to work effectively both independently and collaboratively within a team environment.

• Outstanding attention to details and a dedication to delivering top-quality software solutions.

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Experience with network equipment (switches, network Cards) and understanding of network protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, Ethernet, RDMA).

• Experience with Linux Virtualization (KVM/QEMU), OVS, and network encapsulation technologies.

• Familiarity with Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines and tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD).

• Background with performance testing and analysis tools (e.g., wireshark, tcpdump, perftest, iperf).

• Experience with system/network/CPU performance tuning in Linux OS environment.

With competitive salaries and a generous benefits package, we are widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working for us and, due to unprecedented growth, our exclusive engineering teams are rapidly growing. If you're a creative and autonomous engineer with a real passion for technology, we want to hear from you.

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 124,000 USD - 195,500 USD for Level 2, and 152,000 USD - 241,500 USD for Level 3.Applications for this job will be accepted at least until March 6, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy. 

NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.