Staff Software Engineer - Compute

Responsibilities

• Design and implement a highly available and reliable GPU and CPU host and instance lifecycle control plane.
• Guide technical decisions involving semiconductor architecture, BIOS and firmware settings, system boot methodologies, and DPU utilization.
• Guide the compute platform’s multi-tenant security model.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to senior engineers across several teams.
• Collaborate with product and data center organizations to translate customer requirements into scalable infrastructure capabilities.
• Translate vague customer technical requirements into concrete engineering deliverables.
• Set engineering standards and lead design reviews for mission-critical cloud software at scale.
• Lead development of resilient compute control-plane infrastructure using durable execution concepts and deep hardware integration.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience with compute control-plane distributed systems for deploying and lifecycle-managing heterogeneous compute platforms in data centers at scale.
• Deep expertise in durable execution models and distributed systems used in cloud-service provisioning.
• Basic knowledge of software-defined networking fundamentals for secure, multi-tenant distributed systems.
• Proven experience leading large-scale semiconductor hardware enablement and deployment initiatives.
• Proven experience deploying new data centers into a global compute platform.
• Proficiency in one or more of C/C++, Rust, Python, or Go.
• Knowledge of NVIDIA AI Factory architecture, including GPU hosts, CPU hosts, SuperNICs, ConnectX, BlueField DPUs, and switches, is preferred.
• Knowledge of NVIDIA AI Factory software offerings such as DOCA, DOCA SNAP, and CUDA is preferred.
• Knowledge of Linux kernel internals, device drivers, virtualization technologies, kernel bypass technologies, high-performance networking, and storage protocols is preferred.
• Experience with cloud service provider Kubernetes offerings is preferred.

Benefits

• Hybrid work arrangement requiring presence in Bellevue, San Francisco, or San Jose four days per week, with Tuesday as the designated work-from-home day.
• Generous cash and equity compensation.
• Health, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents.
• Wellness and commuter stipends for select roles.
• 401(k) plan with a 2% company match for U.S. employees.
• Flexible paid time off plan.