Senior Networking Application Engineer - NVLINK and Infiniband

NVIDIA networking designs and manufactures high-performance networking equipment that enables the most powerful super computers in the largest data centers in the world. With a distributed collection of NVIDIA GPUs inter-connected by networking solutions such as NVLINK, InfiniBand, Ethernet, or RoCE (RDMA over Converged Ethernet), we make AI factories possible. We believe in our products and even more in our people. We are seeking motivated, personable, and independent individuals to join our team!

We are searching for a senior networking application engineer with domain expertise in Infiniband and/or NVLINK to help support our groundbreaking, innovative networking technologies that make AI workloads in large clusters even more performant for our customers. At NVIDIA, working closely with customers and R&D teams, you will have agency and be able to impart palpable effects on the business.

What you’ll be doing:

• Support NVIDIA networking technologies such as Infiniband and NVLINK in AI clusters

• Work with customers on their technical challenges and requirements using said technologies during pre-sales activities

• Develop proof-of-concept materials for innovative technologies for use by early adopters

• Gain customers’ trust and understand their needs to help design and deploy cutting-edge NVIDIA networking platforms to run AI and HPC workloads

• Address sophisticated and highly visible customer issues

• Work closely with R&D teams to develop new features for customers

• Help with product requirements alongside engineering and product marketing

What we need to see:

• 10+ years’ experience with computer software, knowledge of Linux kernel, Ethernet and IP protocols

• B.Sc, Masters, Ph.D., or equivalent, in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related technical field

• Familiarity with the Infiniband spec

• Experience with distributed processing, HPC, and Message Passing Interface (MPI)

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to details

• Ability to work collaboratively and be willing to work directly with customers

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Coding development experience with multiple programming languages (from low-level C programming language to high-level languages such as perl, python, and shell scripts)

• Knowledge in Cloud infrastructure and AI workflows

• Familiarity AI workloads

• Expertise in handling and performing diagnostics on the Infiniband fabric, as well as debugging issues on the host, switch, and subnet manager

• Celerity in the Linux Environment and Linux Networking

NVIDIA is the leader in industry-defining developments in Artificial Intelligence, High-Performance Computing, and Visualization. The GPU, our invention, serves as the visual cortex of modern computers and is at the heart of our products and services. The high-speed networking solutions enable GPUs for large scale deployments. Our work opens new universes to explore, enables amazing creativity and discovery, and powers what were once science fiction inventions, from artificial intelligence to autonomous vehicles. NVIDIA is looking for excellent people like you to help us accelerate the next wave of artificial intelligence. NVIDIA is 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. If you're creative and self-motivated, we want to hear from you!

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 January 13, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy. 

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