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Our products encompass Ethernet and InfiniBand protocols, delivering a wide range of cutting-edge networking, virtualization, and security services for cloud, complex compute, and AI workloads. As a Networking Software Engineer, you will play a crucial role in delivering high quality customer solutions for advanced networking use cases.\nWhat you’ll be doing:\nLead and own test strategies for advanced networking use cases end-to-end, collaborating with software developers, network engineers, architects, customer solutions engineers, and product managers to translate customer requirements into comprehensive verification plans.\nDesign and execute functional, integration, regression, and performance test campaigns for software applications, firmware, tools, and networking protocols - driving coverage decisions and sign-off criteria.\nArchitect and maintain test automation frameworks and infrastructure using Python and Bash, raising the quality bar for the team’s CI/CD pipeline and test reliability.\nTriage, root-cause, and drive resolution of complex software defects across multiple subsystems, working across team boundaries when needed.\nLead release quality activities - own release indicators, track risk, and communicate readiness to stakeholders across engineering and product management.\nMentor junior engineers through code reviews, providing constructive feedback and establishing best practices to improve code quality and maintainability.\nEvaluate and improve test processes, methodologies, and tooling - proposing and driving adoption of improvements that increase team efficiency.\nWhat we need to see:\nBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).\n5+ years of familiarity with Linux datacenter network engineering along with 1+ years of exposure to and comprehension of standard practices in software development.\nFamiliarity with Linux datacenter network engineering along with exposure to and comprehension of standard practices in software development.\nStrong proficiency in Python/Bash scripting languages.In-depth knowledge of Linux operating systems, command-line tools and computer networking.\nStrong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to debug and isolate software defects.\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills.\nAbility to work effectively both independently and collaboratively within a team environment.\nOutstanding attention to details and a dedication to delivering top-quality software solutions.\nWays to stand out from the crowd:\nExperience with network equipment (switches, network Cards) and understanding of network protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, Ethernet, RDMA).\nExperience with Linux Virtualization (KVM/QEMU), OVS, and network encapsulation technologies.\nFamiliarity with Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines and tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD).\nBackground with performance testing and analysis tools (e.g., wireshark, tcpdump, perftest, iperf).\nExperience with system/network/CPU performance tuning in Linux OS environment.\nWith competitive salaries and a generous benefits package, we are widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working for us and, due to unprecedented growth, our best-in-class engineering teams are rapidly growing. If you're a creative and autonomous engineer with a real passion for technology, we want to hear from you!\nYour base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and other objective job-related factors. The expected base salary ranges for this position are:152,000 USD - 241,500 USD for Level 3; and 184,000 USD - 287,500 USD for Level 4.\nYou will also be eligible for equity and benefits.\nApplications for this job will be accepted at least until November 7, 2026.This posting is for an existing vacancy.\nNVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.\nNVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. 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