Manager, Software Architecture
Build distributed AI communication systems and transport optimization spanning GPUs, nodes, storage, and quantum computing interconnects.
Originally posted 30 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
Lead an applied research team within NVIDIA’s Networking Systems & Software Architecture group responsible for execution and technical direction. The team builds systems-level software that moves data between GPUs, nodes, and storage, spanning transport optimization, hardware-software co-design, and communication frameworks for production AI stacks and quantum computing interconnects.
What you'll do
- Lead and develop a team of systems and networking engineers building distributed AI communication systems, including libraries, frameworks, and system integrations.
- Build the technical roadmap in partnership with principal engineers and architects, balancing near-term delivery with long-term research bets.
- Handle project planning, resource allocation, and delivery timelines across concurrent workstreams.
What you'll need
- BS, MS, PhD or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- 8+ overall years of software engineering experience with advanced knowledge in systems software, networking, or distributed systems.
- 3+ years of direct people management experience.
- Proficiency in programming languages such as C, C++, Rust, and Python.
- Understanding of computer architecture, memory hierarchies, DMA engines, and networking.
- Understanding of ML systems concepts, including transformer architectures, KV cache mechanics, model parallelism, or distributed training and inference patterns.
Skills: distributed AI communication systems, hardware-software co-design, networking engineers, software architecture, system integrations
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This role has been open 190 days — well above the 50-day median for Infrastructure/Platform Software roles.
Infrastructure/Platform Software · Infrastructure Platform
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Open roles in category
989
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Median days open
50 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$229k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | NVIDIA | All employers we track in this specialty (989 roles · 90 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 302 | 989 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 1117 | 6358 · 144 employers |
| Median days open | 54 d | 50 d (+4 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $229k |
Skills observed across this category: distributed AI communication systems, hardware-software co-design, networking engineers, software architecture, system integrations
Who's hiring in this category
- NVIDIA (this employer) · 285 open roles · median 51 d
- Qualcomm · 59 open roles · median 53 d
- AMD · 49 open roles · median 30 d
- Graphcore · 49 open roles · median 106 d
- Intel Corporation · 44 open roles · median 16 d
- Arm Holdings · 36 open roles · median 3 d
How we counted: 989 open Infrastructure/Platform Software (Infrastructure Platform) roles from 90 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.