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# Software and System Architect

- **Company:** NVIDIA Corporation
- **Location:** Santa Clara, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $124,000.0 - $195,500.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Cloud Computing, Computer Engineering, Software Debugging, Network Interface Controllers, Network Topologies, Python (Programming Language), Network Protocols, OpenShift, OpenStack, Subsystems, Systems Architecture, Network Routers, Firewalls (Computer Science), Data Center Networking, Linux Development, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Docker
- **Published:** September 17, 2026
- **Apply:** https://nvidia.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/NVIDIAExternalCareerSite/job/US-CA-Santa-Clara/Software-and-System-Architect_JR2022452

## About the Role

* B.Sc/M.Sc/Phd degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering (or equivalent experience)
 * 2+ years of experience as SW Architect/System Architect
 * 2+ years of experience as SW developer
 * Deep knowledge and experience with C, Python
 * Hands on Linux development, Docker and Containers based technologies
 * Experience with cloud and Data Center networking
 * Wide knowledge and understanding of networking protocols and common network topologies
 * Strong design, coding, analytical, debugging and problem-solving skills
 * Ability to work concurrently with multiple groups locally and abroad in the organization
 * Excellent communication, documentation and presentation skills

Ways to stand out from a crowd:

 * Development experience with networking/security devices - NICs/DPUs/Switches/Routers /Firewalls etc.
 * Good understanding of OSs and drivers
 * Experience with DPDK, OVS, OVN
 * Experience with Kubernetes components & subsystems, CRDs, Operators, system plugins and CNI plugin development (Calico, Flannel)
 * Experience with OpenStack/OpenShift and/or Cloud APIs



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