Director, Rack Scale Software Architecture

NVIDIA Corporation; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 320,000 - 489,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Job summary

NVIDIA is seeking a highly technical, motivated manager to lead and manage the team responsible for rack‑scale system software architecture.

The role will drive the software end‑to‑end architecture for NVIDIA’s rack‑scale products, translate forward‑looking plans into clear, formal software requirements, and provide technical leadership and career mentorship while ensuring high quality and reliable software.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in system architecture and design with 8+ years in management.
• Deep experience designing scalable, performant server architectures at the SW/HW interface.
• Proven leadership with ownership on large-scale code bases.
• Experience with accelerators such as GPUs, DPUs or FPGAs.
• Excellent communication, problem solving and mentoring skills.

Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end software architecture for NVIDIA's rack-scale products.
• Translate forward-looking plans into formal software requirements anchoring execution.
• Ensure high quality and reliable software; act as a trusted architectural partner.
• Collaborate with major customers to align their roadmap with NVIDIA’s roadmap.
• Present the team vision to senior NVIDIA and external leaders with strong communication.
• Provide technical leadership and career mentorship to the team.
• Make key technical decisions even when faced with ambiguity.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Critical thinking

Mentorship

Matrixed environment

Education

BS/MS in Computer Engineering/CS

Job description

NVIDIA is searching for a highly technical, motivated manager to lead and manage the team responsible for rack‑scale system software architecture. The role will drive the software end‑to‑end architecture for NVIDIA’s rack‑scale products, translate forward‑looking plans into clear, formal software requirements, and provide technical leadership and career mentorship while ensuring high quality and reliable software.

Responsibilities

• Drive the software end‑to‑end architecture for NVIDIA's rack-scale products
• Maintain deep understanding of the product portfolio and roadmap; translate forward‑looking plans into clear, formal software requirements that anchor execution across the organization
• Ensure high quality & reliable software; serve as a trusted architectural partner to teams requiring guidance or oversight
• Work directly with major customers to understand their requirements and align their roadmap with NVIDIA’s roadmap
• Present the team vision to senior NVIDIA and external leaders using strong communication skills
• Provide technical leadership and career mentorship to the team
• Make key technical decisions even when faced with ambiguity

Qualifications

• BS or MS degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related degree (or equivalent experience)
• 15+ overall years of experience in the area of system architecture and design with 8+ years in management
• Deep experience in designing architecture for scalable and performant server systems, especially at the SW/HW interface
• Proven leadership skills and strong ownership on past projects involving a large-scale sophisticated code base
• Previous experience working with complex system software for accelerators such as GPUs, DPUs, or FPGAs
• Strong managerial, problem‑solving and critical‑thinking skills
• Comfortable operating in highly matrixed organizations while holding a leadership position
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Ways to Stand Out

• Knowledge of large‑scale cloud and cluster‑level deployment and management systems; experience designing robust, resilient and performant scale‑up fabrics
• Demonstrated track record of leading data center products across the entire lifecycle, spanning inception, pre‑silicon development, post‑silicon bring‑up, manufacturing, and deployment
• Strong understanding of networking technology & protocols (e.g., Ethernet, Infiniband); familiarity with CXL, UCIE and other C2C technology architectures; knowledge of storage and networking technologies

Salary & Benefits

Base salary range: 320,000USD – 488,750USD. Eligible for equity and benefits.

Equal Opportunity Employer

NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and is 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.