Lead, AI Solutions Architecture (Remote)

NVIDIA; Santa Clara (CA); Remote; USD 224,000 - 357,000; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA is seeking a hands‑on Solutions Architect Manager to build and lead a team of GPU, networking and software architects and engineers. You will drive end‑to‑end solution deployments in customer data centers, shaping product roadmaps through direct technical reviews and customer feedback.

You will recruit and mentor engineers across multiple sites, own the architecture discussions, and ensure successful bring‑up of compute and network clusters.

Qualifications

• BS/MS/PhD in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or other Engineering fields or equivalent experience.
• 8+ overall years in Systems/Solutions/Field Engineering, Network or Data Center Engineering, or similar roles, with 2+ years leading or mentoring engineers or architects (formal manager or strong tech lead).
• Direct people management & recruiting experience for geographically distributed technical teams.
• System‑level expertise across CPU/GPU server architecture, NICs, Linux, system software, and kernel drivers. Experience with data center networking including Ethernet and/or InfiniBand switches, NICs, fabrics, associated tooling, and cluster performance troubleshooting.
• Proven ability to lead technical teams, set priorities, and drive complex projects from design through production. Demonstrated success working with Product Management, Sales, and Engineering.
• Strong time management skills and ability to balance planning with hands‑on support where needed.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, including the ability to lead customer meetings, communicate status and risks, and produce clear design docs, debug summaries, and presentations.

Responsibilities

• Recruit & manage a team of solutions architects, system/network and software engineers focused on large-scale GPU and AI networking deployments for frontier AI labs. Set priorities, allocate resources, mentor, and ensure high‑quality customer delivery across multiple concurrent projects - while remaining directly involved in key technical reviews, design decisions, and critical debug efforts.
• Provide deep subject‑matter expertise in advanced GPU and network systems and serve as the senior technical point of contact for a strategic AI lab. Personally lead and guide complex compute and network configuration and performance debugging, working side‑by‑side with your team to deliver performant, reliable clusters.
• Guide your team as they lead compute, network, and software architecture discussions, and support server, network, and cluster bring‑up, including on‑site data center work where needed.
• Systematically collect and synthesize customer‑specific requirements across your portfolio. Partner with GPU and Network Systems Engineering, Product Management, and Sales to influence roadmap priorities and packaging of reference designs and solutions.
• Partner with customer engineering and security stakeholders to understand security requirements and translate them into scalable AI infrastructure

Skills

People management

CPU/GPU server architecture

Networking

Linux kernel/drivers

Project leadership

Communication

Troubleshooting

C/C++

Education

BS/MS/PhD in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or other Engineering fields

Tools

CUDA

RoCE/InfiniBand

Job description

NVIDIA is seeking a hands‑on Solutions Architect Manager to build and lead a team of GPU, networking and software architects and engineers. You will drive end‑to‑end solution deployments in customer data centers, shaping product roadmaps through direct technical reviews and customer feedback.

You will recruit and mentor engineers across multiple sites, own the architecture discussions, and ensure successful bring‑up of compute and network clusters.