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Senior System Software Engineer, Software-Defined Networking at NVIDIA USA

Compensation · Listed in posting

$224,000 – $356,500/yr

Location
North Carolina · Texas · +1
Type
Full-time
Level
senior
Posted

Description

NVIDIA is hiring a Senior System Software Engineer (SDN) to advance software-defined networking for global GPU cloud infrastructure supporting AI workloads, cloud gaming, content delivery, and other accelerated services. The role focuses on secure, programmable cloud networking using Open vSwitch, OVN, Kubernetes, C, and Go, including control-plane and data-plane architecture, network plugins, distributed systems, production testing, reliability, observability, incident response, and technical leadership. Candidates need a BS or MS in a relevant field or equivalent experience, at least 12 years of production software experience in C and Go, and concrete experience with Open vSwitch, OVN, Kubernetes networking, Linux networking, distributed systems, and production service operations. The base salary range is 224,000 USD to 356,500 USD, with equity and benefits, and applications were accepted until September 17, 2026.

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