Senior Software Development Tech Lead – NVLink FW and NVOS

Job Title

Senior Software Development Tech Lead – NVLink FW and NVOS

Role Summary

Technical lead and senior individual contributor responsible for firmware and network OS (NVOS) development for NVLink, NVIDIA’s datacenter networking fabric. The role drives end-to-end feature design and delivery and coordinates across product, test, manufacturing and partner teams to enable large-scale deployments.

Base salary ranges: 224,000 USD - 356,500 USD for Level 5; 272,000 USD - 431,250 USD for Level 6. Eligible for equity and benefits.

Experience Level

Senior — the posting specifies over 12 years of direct software development experience and expects demonstrated technical leadership on complex, customer-facing systems.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities for the NVLink firmware and NVOS programs:

• Spearhead end-to-end development and implementation of NVLink features to support configuration, installation, and troubleshooting in datacenter environments.
• Own the software development lifecycle (SDLC) for assigned programs and serve as the point of contact for technical delivery and quality.
• Define technical direction, decompose features, and maintain the quality bar from design through production as a hands-on contributor.
• Collaborate with product, test, applications engineering, production/manufacturing, and partner teams to translate customer issues into product solutions.
• Implement application flows and integrations that leverage the NVLink networking fabric for core cloud service provider customers.
• Establish evaluation, observability, and continuous-improvement practices across manufacturing and production networks.
• Promote AI-enabled tooling and automation across development, test, and lifecycle processes.

Requirements

Core qualifications and desired experience. Degree requirements are summarized below under Education Requirements.

• Must-have: Over 12 years of direct software development experience with substantial responsibility for complex, customer-facing systems or platforms.
• Must-have: Proven track record as a technical lead, engineering manager, or architect delivering significant networking or datacenter infrastructure features.
• Must-have: Strong networking acumen and experience developing or leading firmware and/or OS development for network infrastructure.
• Must-have: Hands-on development experience in embedded C/C++ and Python; experience owning SDLC and delivering production-quality software.
• Must-have: Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to influence technical direction across teams while contributing individually.
• Nice-to-have: Experience with embedded RTOS, SDK workflows, and end-to-end networking project delivery.
• Nice-to-have: Contributions to internal or open-source networking frameworks, OS tooling, or developer methodologies.
• Nice-to-have: History of mentoring senior engineers and raising engineering standards for code quality and reliability.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a closely related technical field — or equivalent practical experience.

About the Company

Company: NVIDIA

Headquarters: Santa Clara, California, USA

NVIDIA is a global leader in accelerated computing, renowned for its innovative solutions in AI and digital twins that transform diverse industries. The company specializes in networking technologies, providing end-to-end InfiniBand and Ethernet solutions for servers and storage that optimize performance and scalability. NVIDIA serves sectors such as high-performance computing, enterprise data centers, and cloud computing, constantly reinventing its products and services to stay ahead in the market.