Senior Manager, BlueField Software Platform

NVIDIA is seeking a dynamic and highly motivated Software Senior Manager to lead our BlueField DPU Platform software team. We are looking for a candidate who can excel in a sophisticated, multidisciplinary environment, take ownership, and drive high-quality software development including low-level device initialization, Linux OS drivers and kernel configuration, boards bring-up and system management. This position offers the opportunity to have a real impact on sophisticated, groundbreaking products, delivered by NVIDIA and developed by our customers, empowering the most advanced data centers in the world. We believe our most valuable asset is our people and seek the very best to lead our outstanding team. This role requires close collaboration with teams across various fields (SW, HW, QA) to elevate our product to the next level. 

What you will be doing:

• Mentor and expand your engineering team in the planning and execution of initiatives and projects with top quality and timely results.

• Coordinate feature design and implementation as well issue resolution, as this is a technical leadership role.

• Interact with internal and external partners to understand their use cases and requirements. Collaborate with engineering teams, program and product management across the product roadmap.

• Continuously review and identify improvement opportunities in established processes, infrastructure, and practices to ensure the teams are implementing in the most efficient and open manner.

• Develop a team of engineers who understand the bigger picture, value collaboration, and can take ownership of and implement designs from beginning to end.

• Be familiar with the open-source community process to advance industry-standard programming models and platform support while upstreaming and maintaining software into standard software distributions.

What we need to see:

• B.Sc. degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering

• 12+ overall years of experience in the software industry with specialization in embedded Linux system software stack and Arm preboot development.

• 4+ years of experience managing managers or senior engineers.

• Proven track record of taking several complex software features or products through the full product life cycle.

• Strong understanding of computer system architecture, operating systems principles, HW-SW interactions, and performance analysis/optimizations.

• Proficient in C, C++ with the technical depth to guide and mentor the team

• Experience balancing multiple projects with conflicting priorities.

• Flexibility to work and communicate effectively across different teams and time zones.

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Demonstrated leadership of engineering teams doing embedded Linux and preboot Arm work.

• Experience with ARMv8 microarchitecture, ATF, and/or UEFI software.

• Knowledge of secure boot flows and/or trusted computing environments is a strong plus.

• A good sense of humor is key. We like to have a positive team environment.

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 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 committed to fostering a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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