NVIDIA
Director, Rack Scale Software Architecture
$320K–$489K
US, CA, Santa Clara +4 · Director · Full-time · Posted Oct 27, 2026
- Location
- US, CA, Santa Clara
US, TX, Austin
US, Remote
US, NC, Durham
US, CO, Boulder - Experience
- 15+ overall years in system architecture and design, including 8+ years of proven management experience.
- Education
- BS or MS degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related degree, or equivalent experience.
About the job
Leads the team defining end-to-end software architecture for NVIDIA rack-scale systems and works with internal teams and major customers to bring products to market.
What you'll do
- Drive software architecture for rack-scale products and translate product roadmaps into software requirements.
- Guide software quality and reliability, provide architectural oversight, and make technical decisions.
- Lead and mentor the team; engage customers and present the team’s vision to senior and external leaders.
What they ask for
- BS or MS in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related degree, or equivalent experience.
- 15+ years of system architecture and design experience, including 8+ years of management experience.
- Deep experience designing scalable, performant server architectures, particularly at the software/hardware interface.
- Experience with complex system software for accelerators such as GPUs, DPUs, or FPGAs.
Nice to have
- Knowledge of large-scale cloud and cluster deployments, management systems, and resilient scale-up fabrics.
- Experience leading data center products across their lifecycle; knowledge of networking protocols, CXL, UCIE, storage, and networking technologies.
Pay
320,000 USD - 488,750 USD (base salary)
Tools
GPUs, DPUs, FPGAs, Ethernet, Infiniband, CXL, UCIE
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