The Principal Software Engineer will join the CSP Engagements team as a technical leader focused on rack-scale system software and firmware. This role involves collaborating with CSP engineering teams to ensure reliable deployment, monitoring, and operation of systems at fleet scale. The engineer will drive alignment on software architecture and capture feedback to influence NVIDIA's design decisions. The position requires a deep understanding of system-level software challenges and a commitment to customer operational requirements.

• 15+ years of experience in system software, platform firmware, or large-scale distributed systems engineering.
• BS or MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Deep understanding of rack-scale system software challenges, including multi-component coordination and error propagation.
• Experience with fabric management software and system-level orchestration frameworks.
• Understanding of error handling and recovery design patterns in distributed systems.
• Experience with health monitoring and telemetry systems.
• Strong communication skills to translate complex system software architecture into actionable mentorship.

• Drive rack-scale software and firmware architecture alignment across CSP engagements.
• Lead technical work streams with CSP engineering teams on rack-scale system software.
• Capture and synthesize CSP engineering feedback on rack-scale system software.
• Collaborate with multi-functional teams to ensure customer operational requirements are reflected in system software development.
• Identify cross-CSP patterns in rack-scale software and firmware issues and drive improvements.
• Collaborate with execution teams on left-shift strategy for customer-side software integration.
• Make critical technical decisions on rack-scale system software tradeoffs.

• Employees at NVIDIA are often offered comprehensive, day-one benefits—including medical, dental, and vision coverage with HSA support, life and disability insurance, an Employee Assistance Program, and a 401(k) with auto-enrollment. Many roles also have generous time off and holidays, donation matching (up to $10,000), and a wide menu of extras like FSAs, commuter benefits, legal and identity-theft protection, pet insurance, and wellness discounts. Optional programs can include student-loan and home-purchase support, plus family care resources and expert medical services.