Nvidia Senior Software Manager Networking Platforms 

United States, California 

447079324

What you'll be doing:

• Lead a team designing and developing software for Cumulus Linux operating system (OS) which runs on NVIDIA's portfolio of data center switches.

• Lead a team working on bringing up Cumulus Linux on next generation Nvidia Ethernet switches.

• Developing and maintaining software in Python, C and Shell for Cumulus Linux OS.

• Collaborate with product, architecture, and engineering teams to deliver features on Cumulus Linux’s roadmap.

• Debugging and resolving issues reported by test and customer-facing teams.

• Work closely with recruiting staff to expand the team, including sourcing and interviewing candidates, participating in conferences/events, and onboarding new employees. Help engineers develop their careers, assigning them to projects tailored to their current skill levels as well as their long-term development, taking into account evolving strengths and capabilities

• Work with open source software upstream communities as needed, supervise technology trends like emerging standards for any technology opportunities.

• Guide through the problem solving process, minimize how often problems take place and proactively take steps to prevent problems from happening

What we need to see:

• Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Bachelors (or equivalent experience)

• 10+ overall years of proven leadership in Linux systems, data center networking technologies, delivery of software and firmware for Ethernet switching platforms

• 5 or more years of people management experience in an enterprise environment.

• Strong experience with networking control plane CPU subsystems, PCIE, I2C, PSUs, SMBus, PHY Layer technologies and hardware platform bringups.

• Excellent knowledge of Linux systems administration, Linux internals and tools.

• Experience driving projects from concept to production

• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills. Comfortable articulating value propositions to customers and influencing internal teams

• Experience with embedded software on network switches.

• Background with bring up and troubleshooting of Ethernet Switching ASICs, Ethernet interfaces and modules

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Strong background in Ethernet switching, Linux systems and Linux kernel networking

• Experience with Merchant Silicon based platforms for Switching/Routing

• Strong background in debugging kernel and hardware issues.

• Familiarity with Data Center Networking technologies