NVIDIA
Principal Software Architect, Networking AI
$272K–$431K
US, CA, Santa Clara · Principal · Full-time · Posted Aug 2, 2026
- Experience
- 15+ experience in software architecture and networking
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent experience
About the job
Lead the development of scalable, reliable next-generation scale-up networking fabrics for AI data centers and large-model training.
What you'll do
- Lead development of next-generation scale-up fabric for AI data centers.
- Co-develop AI networks with hardware, software, and applications teams; ensure scalability, reliability, and robust training.
- Collaborate across teams to develop solutions and take concepts through full-scale manufacturing.
What they ask for
- 15+ experience in software architecture and networking
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent experience
- Strong expertise in AI applied research
- Ability to lead complex projects and collaborate with diverse teams
Nice to have
- Advanced degree or equivalent experience in Engineering or a related area
- Experience with large-scale AI data-center operations, resiliency and tail-robust training methods, or collaborative AI network development
Pay
272,000 USD - 431,250 USD base salary
AI focus
Develop AI data-center networking fabrics and co-develop AI networks to support scalable, reliable large-model training.
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