Manager, Customer Enablement Engineering - Networking
$224,000 - $431,250 USD yearly
Lead customer enablement engineering teams supporting NVIDIA-Cumulus Linux and data center networking deployments.
Originally posted 30 October 2026 by the employer. Relisted by the employer on 31 October 2026.
About the role
This role leads a team of customer enablement engineers within the NVIDIA-Cumulus Engineering Team, responsible for qualifying Network Operating System software and driving solutions in Data Center networking. You will serve as the primary engineering link between NVIDIA customers, partners, and internal software teams.
What you'll do
- Lead and manage customer enablement engineers supporting NVIDIA-Cumulus Linux across customer solutions, architecture, and infrastructure.
- Act as the primary technical point of contact for critical and complex support cases, ensuring prompt resolution and clear communication.
- Coordinate with Product and Program Management, Engineering, and Production teams to align roadmaps, enhance user experiences, and develop production test content.
- Analyze customer-found defects, identify test gaps, and ensure coverage in automated regression test suites.
- Guide team members in setting achievable technical goals and crafting long-term career development plans.
- Collaborate with internal engineering and design groups to report, track, and resolve defects uncovered during validation.
What you'll need
- B.S. degree or equivalent experience in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
- 10+ overall years of experience in Software Quality Engineering and customer engagements.
- 5+ years of management experience leading a team of 5+ engineers.
- Hands-on experience with Layer2 and Layer3 protocols including MLAG, VLAN, STP, OSPF, BGP, and EVPN.
- Experience with network test tools from Ixia or Spirent alongside test management software.
- Proficiency in Python or alternative scripting languages.
- Practical experience working with Unix or Linux-based operating systems.
Skills: Network Operating System, Layer2 and Layer3 protocols, Linux kernel networking, system software, data center networking
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This role has been open 179 days — well above the 59-day median for Systems Software Engineering roles.
Systems Software Engineering · Systems Software
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Open roles in category
671
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Median days open
59 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$213k
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| Metric | NVIDIA | All employers we track in this specialty (671 roles · 70 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 153 | 671 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 1117 | 6360 · 144 employers |
| Median days open | 49 d | 59 d (−10 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $213k |
Skills observed across this category: Network Operating System, Layer2 and Layer3 protocols, Linux kernel networking, system software, data center networking
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 163 open roles · median 81 d
- NVIDIA (this employer) · 137 open roles · median 45 d
- AMD · 63 open roles · median 51 d
- Arm Holdings · 31 open roles · median 3 d
- Mobileye · 25 open roles · median 100 d
- Broadcom · 17 open roles · median 67 d
How we counted: 671 open Systems Software Engineering (Systems Software) roles from 70 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 31 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.