NVIDIA
Principal Software Engineer - Rack Scale Systems Infrastructure
$272K–$431K
US, CA, Santa Clara +4 · Principal · Full-time · Posted Oct 13, 2026
- Location
- US, CA, Santa Clara
US, NC, Remote
US, TX, Remote
US, Remote
US, MA, Remote - Experience
- 15+ years; no alternative stated.
- Education
- BS or MS in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
About the job
Leads architecture and development of software that manages NVIDIA rack-scale infrastructure, connecting hardware, operating systems, networking, and cloud-native control planes.
What you'll do
- Define software architecture and build control-plane, orchestration, and infrastructure-management software for rack-scale products.
- Coordinate hardware and software teams and work with customers and partners to align requirements, reliability, security, and deployment needs.
- Guide technical decisions and mentor senior engineers and technical leads.
What they ask for
- 15+ years in systems architecture, system software, distributed systems, infrastructure control planes, or infrastructure engineering.
- Practical production-quality coding skills in Go, C++, or Rust; experience with Kubernetes or similar orchestration systems and Linux-based infrastructure software.
- Knowledge of data center networking and accelerator systems, and expertise in in-band and out-of-band management architectures.
- Experience designing open-source software and specifying requirements, guiding architecture, and managing delivery across engineering teams.
Nice to have
- Strong Rust skills in systems, infrastructure, or hardware-adjacent software.
- Experience with multiple software adoption models, fleet-scale provisioning and operations, or the full data-center product lifecycle.
Pay
272,000 USD - 431,250 USD (base salary)
Tools
Kubernetes, Go, C++, Rust, Linux, Ethernet, InfiniBand, RDMA
AI focus
Use AI-assisted development tools for coding, test generation, debugging, build iteration, and documentation.
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