Embedded Software Engineer - Ethernet Switching

NVIDIA’s Networking Software Group is rapidly growing, and we are hiring software engineers for the Ethernet Switch SDK Software Development team. Come and join a diverse group of engineers spread across the globe who come together in small close knit teams to develop innovative and groundbreaking solutions. The SDK enables our customers to build state of the art datacenter switch/router software solutions over NVIDIA's Spectrum family of ASICS. These solutions enable todays rapidly evolving data centers built specifically for AI workloads. Are you ready for this challenge?

What you’ll be doing:

• Research, prototype, develop and optimize APIs, tools and libraries for ACLs, Switching, Routing, QOS, Telemetry, Analytics, and so on.

• Analyze, influence and improve the performance of software libraries, APIs, and tools according to good engineering practices.

• Collaborate with team members, architects, QA and support teams to resolve defects

• Assist our customers integrate the SDK software into their applications

• For senior levels, leading, and driving multi-functional teams on large feature developments across different layers.

What we need to see:

• BS or MS degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field (or equivalent experience)

• 8+ years of software development experience in data forwarding on Ethernet switching silicon and/or offload on SmartNICs.

• Excellent C Programming skills, with a keen eye for performance and writing optimized code.

• Strong analytical skills, deep knowledge of algorithms and proficient with data structures

• Operating System concepts like memory management, user-space vs kernel space, mutual exclusion, multi-threading and experience with Linux distributions

• Excellent communication and documentation skills

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Experience with Merchant Silicon for Switching/Routing.

• Contributions to SONiC, SwitchDev or Switch Abstraction Interface (SAI) or Linux kernel networking drivers or other networking projects.

• Experience accelerating packet processing on Ethernet switching platforms. Experience in virtualized networking and SRIOV, container networking concepts, networking functionality like NAT, Firewall and Load Balancer etc.

• Knowledge of Linux kernel networking as well as experience with control plane operation in areas like EVPN, Segment Routing etc.

• Participation in the open-source community and python programming skills

With competitive salaries and a generous benefits package, we are widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working for us and, due to unprecedented growth, our exclusive engineering teams are rapidly growing. If you're a creative and autonomous engineer with a real passion for technology, we want to hear from you. NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. We have some of the most hard-working and talented people in the world working for us. If you're creative and passionate about developing cloud services we want to hear from you!

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Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 184,000 USD - 287,500 USD for Level 4, and 224,000 USD - 356,500 USD for Level 5.Applications for this job will be accepted at least until May 12, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy. 

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