Senior Solution Engineer, Networking

Job Title

Senior Solution Engineer, Networking

Role Summary

Senior engineer on the NVIDIA Enterprise Experience (NVEX) Solutions Engineering team supporting networking technology used in AI clusters. Work with customer support, R&D, and external customers to reproduce, root cause, and resolve complex network and software issues across high-performance interconnects.

Experience Level

Senior-level. The role expects an experienced engineer (guidance in posting: 8+ years of relevant software and C development experience).

Responsibilities

Provide advanced technical support and engineering for NVIDIA networking technologies in production AI/HPC environments.

• Reproduce, diagnose, and root-cause complex customer issues in production networks and AI clusters.
• Collaborate with R&D to develop bug fixes, workarounds, and production-ready solutions.
• Analyze network performance and recommend tuning for high-performance, lossless networks.
• Develop tools for log, trace, and performance analysis to support field troubleshooting.
• Act as a subject-matter expert for NVIDIA networking technologies (InfiniBand, NVLink, Spectrum-X).
• Communicate findings and technical explanations to customers, partners, and internal teams.
• Occasional weekend or holiday support as required for critical customer issues.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience required to perform the role; listed separately are desirable skills that improve candidacy.

• 8+ years of C programming experience in Linux and embedded systems.
• Proficiency in Python for tooling and analysis.
• 8+ years developing software in one or more of: Linux NIC drivers, switch ASICs and SDKs, embedded network device firmware, Linux-based network equipment (routers, switches, gateways), network operating systems, virtual routers, SDN stacks, virtual switching, DPDK, SR-IOV.
• At least 3 years supporting end-customers, partners, or integrators for network equipment and infrastructures.
• Strong system software expertise (firmware, BIOS, kernel, drivers, operating systems) and experience debugging down to source code.
• Experience with IPC, race conditions, event loops, queue management, and network traffic/flow analysis.
• Professional-level communication skills and experience interacting with technical audiences under pressure.

Nice-to-have:

• Background in AI infrastructure and HPC networking.
• Experience programming switch and NIC ASICs and SDKs.
• Experience with InfiniBand or other non-Ethernet network technologies.
• Experience developing or supporting DPUs or SmartNICs.
• Familiarity with HPC performance test tools and NVIDIA AI stacks (NCCL, MPI, DOCA, CUDA).

Education Requirements

Minimum of a BS in Computer, Electrical, or Software Engineering, 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.