NVIDIA is looking for highly motivated Senior Software Engineers to join NVIDIA in the Cumulus Linux team! We present you with an opportunity to be part of the team that develops the Network Operating System that powers data centers that are accelerated, disaggregated and software-defined to meet the exploding growth in AI and high-performance computing. You'll be part of a software development team responsible for defining and implementing core infrastructure services, as well as Reliability, Availability and Serviceability features for Cumulus Linux, the Debian-based operating system for NVIDIA's market-leading Ethernet switches.
What you’ll be doing:
Work closely with the customers to understand the pain points, new use cases, deployment strategies and come up with innovative solutions
Collaborate with product, architecture, and engineering teams for the feature definition, design, development, and end-to-end integration of features into the Cumulus Linux
Design, Develop, and maintain new functionality and improvements in system services and system infrastructure components and related programmatic interfaces and APIs.
Develop and maintain software in C, Python, and Shell scripts
Debug and resolve issues reported by the Quality Engineering and customer facing teams
What we need to see:
BS or MS degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
5+ years of experience in developing enterprise software for infrastructure components / libraries, protocols like DNS, DHCP, Timing Protocols, Good Knowledge in High Availability, Process Health Monitoring and Software upgrades.Knowledge of Yang data modeling and management protocols like SNMP, Netconf or gNMI
Experience in C programming, Python programming, and shell scripting
Experience using source code management tools, as well as code coverage, unit testing and debugging tools
Strong technical abilities, problem-solving skills, design, coding, and debugging skills
Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to deliver independently with minimum supervision
Ways to stand out from the crowd:
Significant hands-on experience in infrastructure components / libraries and networking protocols
Strong background in Linux Systems and Linux kernel networking and Exposure to CI/CD tools
Participation in the open-source community.
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.
Skills Required
- BS or MS in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- 5+ years developing enterprise software for infrastructure components and networking protocols (DNS, DHCP, timing protocols)
- Good knowledge in High Availability, Process Health Monitoring, and software upgrades
- Knowledge of YANG data modeling and management protocols
- Experience with SNMP, Netconf, or gNMI
- Proficiency in C programming
- Experience in Python programming
- Experience with shell scripting
- Experience using source code management, code coverage, unit testing and debugging tools
- Strong design, coding, debugging, problem-solving, and independent delivery skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
- Significant hands-on experience in infrastructure components/libraries and networking protocols
- Strong background in Linux systems and Linux kernel networking
- Exposure to CI/CD tools
- Participation in the open-source community
NVIDIA Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity awards and a discounted ESPP are highlighted as core parts of total compensation, enabling employees to share in the company’s success. Stock-based compensation and the two-year lookback ESPP are consistently described as especially valuable.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is portrayed as robust, with comprehensive medical, dental, and vision options alongside mental health support and on-site care resources. Employer HSA contributions and wellness perks reinforce the depth of the offering.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs are depicted as strong, featuring a meaningful 401(k) match with Roth options and support for Mega Backdoor Roth contributions. These elements position long-term savings as a notable advantage of the total rewards package.
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NVIDIA’s invention of the GPU in 1999 sparked the growth of the PC gaming market, redefined modern computer graphics, and revolutionized parallel computing. More recently, GPU deep learning ignited modern AI — the next era of computing — with the GPU acting as the brain of computers, robots, and self-driving cars that can perceive and understand the world. Today, NVIDIA is increasingly known as “the AI computing company.”
