Senior Software Engineer, Networking

Job Title

Senior Software Engineer, Networking

Role Summary

Senior software engineer on the NVIDIA Networking Business Unit developing data-forwarding and NFV software for Ethernet switching platforms and SmartNICs (BlueField DPU). The role focuses on implementing and maintaining forwarding and offload features and translating control-plane constructs into the hardware data plane for Cumulus Linux and related solutions.

Experience Level

Senior-level. Typically requires 10+ years of software development experience in data forwarding on Ethernet switching silicon and/or SmartNIC offload.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, test and maintain forwarding and offload features across switching platforms and SmartNICs; collaborate across teams and lead large feature efforts.

• Design, develop, test, and maintain forwarding and offload functionality (routing, ACLs, QoS, CLAG, NAT, policy-based routing, VxLAN-EVPN, etc.).
• Implement data forwarding on Ethernet switching platforms and SmartNICs according to product roadmaps.
• Translate control-plane constructs into hardware data plane implementations within Cumulus Linux and related components.
• Collaborate with architects, QA, support, and cross-functional teams on feature definition, releases, and defect resolution.
• Lead and guide multi-functional teams on large feature developments; take ownership from design through delivery.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience; followed by items that make a candidate stand out.

• 10+ years of software development experience in data forwarding on Ethernet switching silicon and/or offload on SmartNICs.
• Strong and validated experience in C programming.
• Proven problem solving, system design, coding and debugging skills.
• Experience leading feature development and delivering complex features with minimal supervision.
• Ability to learn new requirements and technologies quickly and prototype solutions.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with merchant switching/routing silicon and accelerating packet processing on switching platforms.
• Contributions to SONiC, SwitchDev, or Switch Abstraction Interface (SAI) projects.
• Experience with virtualized networking, SR-IOV, container networking, NAT, firewall, load balancer functions.
• Knowledge of Linux kernel networking, control-plane technologies (EVPN, Segment Routing), and Python scripting.
• Participation in open-source networking projects.

Education Requirements

BS or MS in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a 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.