The Senior System Software Engineer for Software Defined Networking at NVIDIA will design, build, and operate high-performance SDN solutions for AI Clouds hosting GPU-accelerated workloads. This role encompasses the full lifecycle of the SDN stack, focusing on software development, operational excellence, and reliability engineering. The engineer will work on multi-tenant cloud SDN control and data plane software, ensuring performance and security for various services. Collaboration with SRE, DevOps, and network engineering teams is essential for production readiness and operational tooling.

• BS/MS in Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent experience
• 8+ years of proven experience in software development for large-scale distributed environments
• Expert-level knowledge of OVN, OVS, OpenFlow, and modern network protocols
• Strong programming skills in C and Go; advanced scripting in Bash and Python
• Deep knowledge of Kubernetes and practical experience deploying and supporting CNIs (OVN-Kubernetes)
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure-as-Code and deployment tools (Ansible, Terraform, ArgoCD, Flux)
• Experience designing and operating complex, multi-stage CI/CD pipelines
• Hands-on experience developing secure, high-performance services using gRPC and REST with TLS and strong authentication
• Strong knowledge of datacenter routing, switching, and Linux host/VM networking

• Design and develop next-generation multi-tenant cloud SDN control and data plane software.
• Build Infrastructure-as-a-Service virtual network orchestration and services using gRPC and REST.
• Drive upstream contributions to OVN-Kubernetes and related open-source projects.
• Develop software for network observability, including monitoring and performance analysis.
• Operate and support OVS-OVN based SDN solutions in large-scale NVIDIA AI Cloud environments.
• Own end-to-end observability for the SDN stack, including monitoring and alerting.
• Design, enhance, and maintain CI/CD pipelines across Linux host networking and Kubernetes CNIs.
• Implement GitOps approaches for secure integration with cloud infrastructure.
• Drive reliability through incident management and performance tuning.
• Collaborate with SRE, DevOps, and network engineering teams on production readiness.

• 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.