Drimva

NVIDIA

Distinguished Engineer - Rack Scale Architecture

$320K–$489K

US, CA, Santa Clara +1 · Principal · Full-time · Posted Oct 27, 2026

Location
US, CA, Santa Clara
US, Remote
Experience
15+ years in system architecture and design.
Education
BS or MS degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related degree or equivalent experience.

About the job

Leads end-to-end software architecture and engineering roadmaps for NVIDIA rack-scale systems, coordinating internal teams, customers, business partners, and vendors.

What you'll do

  • Define rack-scale software architecture, requirements, technology roadmaps, and protocols; guide teams toward reliable software and key technical decisions.
  • Work with major customers, business partners, and vendors to align requirements and products with NVIDIA’s roadmap.
  • Mentor architects and engineering teams and support execution across the organization.

What they ask for

  • BS or MS degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related degree or equivalent experience.
  • 15+ years in system architecture and design.
  • Deep experience designing scalable, performant server systems, particularly at the SW/HW interface; experience with complex system software for accelerators such as GPUs, DPUs, or FPGAs.
  • Strong networking technology and protocol understanding; expertise in out-of-band and in-band management architectures; knowledge of Redfish and IPMI.

Nice to have

  • Knowledge of large-scale cloud and cluster deployment and management systems; experience designing robust, resilient, performant scale-up fabrics.
  • Track record leading data center products across their lifecycle; familiarity with CXL, UCIE, C2C architectures, storage, and networking technologies.

Pay

320,000 USD - 488,750 USD (base salary)

Tools

Ethernet, Infiniband, Redfish, IPMI, CXL, UCIE, GPUs, DPUs

AI focus

The role architects rack-scale systems supporting NVIDIA AI and HPC platforms. NVIDIA states that it uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.

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First seen Oct 28, 2026 · Last verified Nov 5, 2026 (UTC)