Senior Networking Software Architect

NVIDIA • Santa Clara, CA, United States • Posted June 02, 2026

Location Santa Clara, CA
Job Type Full-time
Category other-general
Posted June 02, 2026
NVIDIA is looking for a brilliant Software & Systems Architect to join the NIC Software/Firmware Architecture group. Be part of a team crafting the upcoming data-center DPU generation with hardware and software architects, R&D teams, and external customers. We have assembled a team of outstanding people, whose mission is to both push the frontiers of what is possible today and to define the next-generation platforms of tomorrow.


What You’ll Be Doing:
+ Define next-generation DPU/SmartNIC architecture and features for computing clusters and data-centers.
+ Define the SW stack from application level to HW interface, ensuring flawless integration.
+ Collaborate closely with HW architects to define new HW features and SW-HW interfaces for diverse use cases.
+ Conduct research in network protocols, new network technologies, networking drivers, accelerations, and offloading of various network-related tasks.
+ Explore a wide range of topics, including Generative ...

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