NVIDIA
System Architect
$224K–$356K
US, CA, Santa Clara · Full-time · Posted Sep 15, 2026
- Experience
- 12+ years of experience working on datacenter systems.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related fields (or equivalent experience); a Master’s degree is preferred.
About the job
Defines and designs datacenter products for AI, high-performance computing, and other datacenter markets, from chip architecture through large-scale deployments.
What you'll do
- Drive datacenter system architecture, considering components from chips through full datacenters.
- Collaborate across engineering, operations, and other disciplines to translate customer needs into product designs and strategies.
- Analyze performance, power, and cost tradeoffs and support systems from concept through production deployment.
What they ask for
- Deep understanding of server hardware architecture and design, including mechanical, power, thermal, and at-scale datacenter deployment considerations.
- Hands-on experience with complex problems spanning software and hardware.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and a proven record of leading multidisciplinary teams.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
Nice to have
- Master’s degree.
- Experience with custom processor or accelerator co-development, GPU compute, NVIDIA networking, manufacturing operations, or cloud server deployments and operations.
Pay
224,000 USD - 356,500 USD (base salary)
Tools
GPU
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