Drimva

NVIDIA

Manager, Solutions Architecture – GPU and Networking Systems

$224K–$431K

US, CA, Santa Clara +3 · Manager · Full-time · Posted Sep 21, 2026

Location
US, CA, Santa Clara
US, TX, Remote
US, CO, Remote
US, CA, Remote
Experience
8+ overall years; 2+ years leading or mentoring engineers or architects.
Education
BS/MS/PhD in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or other Engineering fields, or equivalent experience.

About the job

Leads a team delivering GPU, networking, and software solutions for strategic customers’ data-center deployments, while contributing hands-on to system design, debugging, and product-roadmap feedback.

What you'll do

  • Recruit, manage, mentor, and set priorities for a team handling large-scale GPU and AI networking deployments.
  • Lead technical design, bring-up, and performance debugging of compute and network systems for customer clusters.
  • Gather customer requirements and work with Engineering, Product Management, and Sales to influence product roadmaps and solutions.

What they ask for

  • Bachelor’s, master’s, or PhD in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or another Engineering field, or equivalent experience.
  • 8+ overall years in Systems/Solutions/Field Engineering, Network or Data Center Engineering, or similar roles; 2+ years leading or mentoring engineers or architects.
  • System-level expertise across CPU/GPU server architecture, NICs, Linux, system software, and kernel drivers; data-center networking experience with Ethernet and/or InfiniBand.
  • Proven ability to lead technical teams and complex projects from design through production, and work with Product Management, Sales, and Engineering.

Nice to have

  • Direct people-management and recruiting experience for geographically distributed technical teams; experience leading large-cluster or supercomputing bring-up and deployment.
  • Customer-facing experience; C/C++, Linux kernel and driver skills; NVIDIA GPU systems and SDKs (e.g., CUDA), NVIDIA networking technologies, ARM-based CPU solutions, virtualization, or cloud-native networking.

Pay

224,000 USD - 356,500 USD base salary (Level 3); 272,000 USD - 431,250 USD base salary (Level 4)

Tools

CPU/GPU, NICs, Linux, kernel drivers, Ethernet, InfiniBand, C/C++, CUDA

AI focus

Leads deployment of AI hardware and software technologies in customer data centers, including GPU and AI networking systems.

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First seen Oct 15, 2026 · Last verified Nov 4, 2026 (UTC)