Software and System Architect at NVIDIA Corporation
Santa Clara, CA
$124,000–$241,500from the description
Aug 10, 2026
Santa Clara, CA
Sep 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role sits within NVIDIA's SW Architecture group and focuses on defining system and software architecture for DPUs and NICs across networking, security, virtualization, and orchestration domains. The architect will design end-to-end cloud solutions from hardware to application layer, write architecture specifications, build POC prototypes, and collaborate with global engineering and customer teams. It suits an experienced engineer with a strong networking and systems background who wants to shape next-generation data-center technology.
Mid level · 2+ years · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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Why we read it this way (7)
The posting covers two leveled salary bands — Level 2 ($124,000–$195,500) and Level 3 ($152,000–$241,500) — suggesting the role may be filled at either level; the pay band range spans both.
Location is not specified in the posting; NVIDIA's SW Architecture group is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA, but no city is stated, so the metro field is left blank.
The degree requirement lists B.Sc/M.Sc/PhD but explicitly accepts 'equivalent experience,' so no minimum degree is flagged as a hard gate.
The '2+ years as SW Architect/System Architect' and '2+ years as SW developer' requirements are stated separately; the overall years minimum is set to 2 as the minimum stated overall experience floor, though the combined expectation implies more.
Networking protocols, cloud/data-center networking, and containers are listed as required but name no single specific tool beyond Docker and Linux — those generic concepts are omitted from the skills list per extraction rules.
NIC/DPU/Switch/Router/Firewall development experience and OS/driver knowledge appear under 'Ways to stand out from a crowd' (the preferred section) and are not captured as named tools since they name device categories rather than specific technologies.
CNI plugins Calico and Flannel are listed together as examples under the preferred section; Calico is emitted as the primary skill with Flannel as an alternative.
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