NVIDIA
Principal System Software Engineer - Data Center MODS
$272K–$431K
US, CA, Santa Clara +1 · Principal · Full-time · Posted Mar 6, 2026
- Location
- US, CA, Santa Clara
US, CA, Remote - Experience
- 15+ years of system software experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
About the job
Architects and scales diagnostic systems for data center AI accelerators, leading technical strategy, development, and troubleshooting with cloud service providers.
What you'll do
- Define technical strategy and develop diagnostic systems that run large-scale stress tests across CPUs, GPUs, networking, memory, and high-speed interconnects.
- Lead and mentor engineering teams; set technical direction and drive root-cause analysis across hardware and software domains.
- Partner with cloud service providers to diagnose and address data center scalability challenges.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
- 15+ years of system software experience with highly resilient distributed systems and programming experience in C++ or Python.
- Deep knowledge of x86/ARM architectures, Linux OS internals, firmware (UEFI/BIOS), Redfish, HMC, BMC protocols, and platform security.
- Track record of technical leadership, plus expertise in software testing methodologies with an automation-led, AI-first approach.
Pay
272,000 USD - 431,250 USD (base salary)
Tools
C++, Python, x86/ARM, Linux, UEFI/BIOS, Redfish, HMC, BMC protocols
AI focus
Uses an automation-led, AI-first approach to software quality testing; NVIDIA also uses AI tools in recruiting.
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