Senior Software Manager, Networking

Nvidia • Santa Clara, CA

70d • $272,000 - $425,500

About The Position

NVIDIA is looking for a top-tier Software Engineering Leader to join the NVIDIA-Cumulus Linux Team! Are you looking for an exciting role that allows you to lead Cumulus Linux development, take full ownership of tasks from A-Z and deliver independently with minimum supervision? We present you with an opportunity where you will be part of the team that develops the Network Operating system software that powers data centers that are accelerated, disaggregated and software-defined to meet the exploding growth in AI and high-performance computing. In this role on Cumulus Linux a Debian based distribution, you'll be responsible for leading a software development team responsible for defining, an implementing, Cumulus Linux core infrastructure services, Reliability, Availability and Serviceability features, as well as overall responsibility of Product security, secure boot and upgrade. You will collaborate with multi-functional engineering and product teams.

Requirements

• Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Bachelors (or equivalent experience).
• 10+ overall years of proven leadership in Linux systems, data center networking technologies; familiarity with datacenter protocols.
• 3 or more years of people management experience in an enterprise environment.
• Familiar with cloud native concepts.
• Strong background with Linux OS feature development.
• Experience driving projects from concept to production.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience with embedded software on network switches.
• Background with bring up and troubleshooting of Ethernet Switching ASICs, Ethernet interfaces and modules.

Nice To Haves

• Strong background in Ethernet switching, Linux systems and Linux kernel networking.
• Experience with Merchant Silicon for Switching/Routing.
• Contributions to SONiC, SwitchDev or Switch Abstraction Interface (SAI) projects.
• Knowledge of control plane operation in areas like EVPN, Segment Routing etc.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team involved with development and delivery of Cumulus Linux packet forwarding and infrastructure features.
• Partner with other engineering teams to scope and develop solutions to improve systems security, performance and reliability features.
• Lead a team to design, develop, test and maintain new functionality and improvements to existing functionality related to packet forwarding and offload of routing, ACLs, NAT, policy-based routing, VxLAN-EVPN.
• Develop and debug C and Python code for packet forwarding monitoring, reliability and serviceability features as needed.
• Collaborate with product, architecture, and engineering teams for End to End integration of systems infrastructure features into Linux and Cumulus Linux distribution.
• Work with project management team for effort estimation and planning of the features.
• Work closely with recruiting staff to expand the team, including sourcing and interviewing candidates, participating in conferences/events, and onboarding new employees.
• Help engineers develop their careers, assigning them to projects tailored to their current skill levels as well as their long-term development.
• Work with upstream communities as needed, supervise technology trends like emerging standards for any technology opportunities.
• Guide through the problem solving process, minimize how often problems take place and proactively take steps to prevent problems from happening.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries
• Generous benefits package
• Equity eligibility

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
• Education Level: Master's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees