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It’s a unique legacy of innovation that’s fueled by great technology-and amazing people. Today, we’re tapping into the unlimited potential of AI to define the next era of computing. An era in which our GPU acts as the brains of computers, robots, and self-driving cars that can understand the world. Doing what’s never been done before takes vision, innovation, and the world’s best talent. As an NVIDIAN, you’ll be immersed in a diverse, supportive environment where everyone is inspired to do their best work. Come join the team and see how you can make a lasting impact on the world.\nNVIDIA has a rapidly expanding ecosystem of data center platform & node designs. From single node HGX/DGX systems all the way up to large multi-node NVLink domain rack architectures. These designs have become core to NVIDIA's rapidly growing enterprise and cloud provider businesses. Each bringing together the full power of NVIDIA GPUs, NVIDIA NVLink, NVIDIA InfiniBand networking, NVIDIA Grace CPUs, and a fully optimized NVIDIA AI and HPC software stack. We're searching for a highly technical, motivated manager to lead & manage the team responsible for rack-scale system software architecture. From firmware, kernel drivers, operating systems, networking, fabrics and associated user mode drivers + manageability software. You will work with component leads internally and engage with industry leading hyperscalar / cloud service providers on taking these products to market.\nWhat you’ll be doing:\nDrive the software end-to-end architecture for NVIDIA's rack-scale products\n\nMaintain deep understanding of the product portfolio and roadmap; translate forward-looking plans into clear, formal software requirements that anchor execution across the organization.\n\nEnsure high quality & reliable software; serving as a trusted architectural partner to teams requiring guidance or oversight.\n\nWork directly with major customers to understand their requirements and work to align their roadmap with NVIDIA’s roadmap.\n\nUsing strong communication skills, present the team vision to senior NVIDIA and external leaders.\n\nProvide technical leadership and career mentorship to the team\n\nMake key technical decisions even when faced with ambiguity\n\nWhat we need to see:\nBS or MS degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related degree or equivalent experience.\n\n15+ overall years of experience in the area of System architecture and design with 8+ yrs of proven experience in management\n\nDeep experience in designing architecture for scalable and performant server systems, particularly at the SW/HW interface.\n\nProven leadership skills and strong ownership on past projects involving a large scale sophisticated code base\n\nPrevious experience working with complex system software for accelerators such as GPUs, DPUs, or FPGAs\n\nPossess strong managerial, problem solving and critical thinking skills.\n\nComfortable operating in highly matrixed organizations while holding a leadership position\n\nKnown for your strong interactive, verbal and written communications skills\n\nWays to stand out from the crowd:\nKnowledge of large-scale cloud and cluster level deployment and management systems. Experience with designing robust, resilient and performant scale-up fabrics\n\nDemonstrated track record of leading data center products across the entire lifecycle, spanning inception, pre-silicon development, post-silicon bring-up, manufacturing, and deployment.\n\nStrong understanding of networking technology & protocols (e.g. Ethernet, Infiniband). Familiarity with CXL, UCIE and other C2C technology architectures. Knowledge in storage and networking technologies.\n\nWe are widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers, and as a result have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working for us. So if you're clever, creative, and driven, we'd love to have you join the team.\nYour base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. 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