Senior Software Engineer - Data Center Rack and Power Management Engineering

$180,000 - $339,250/Yr

Nvidia - Santa Clara, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

Santa Clara, CA

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

As a Software Engineer in Data Center Rack and Power Management at NVIDIA, you will play a crucial role in designing and implementing innovative rack-level solutions for next-generation AI supercomputing platforms. This position focuses on driving power management solutions to scale AI infrastructure, collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure high-quality product delivery, and contributing to all phases of product development.

Responsibilities

• Drive next-generation power management solutions for scaling AI infrastructure using NVIDIA GPUs and CPU solutions.
• Collaborate with customers, product management, and architects to accurately define requirements and ensure high quality products on accelerating schedules.
• Develop architecture for power management at the server and rack levels, optimizing power consumption at the data center level.
• Produce detailed architecture specifications and validate through POCs.
• Educate partners on product architecture and incorporate their feedback.
• Coordinate the development of comprehensive architecture specs and design documents.
• Lead all aspects of product delivery by collaborating across teams.
• Conduct code reviews, improve unit testing, and ensure a robust test plan is in place.
• Support QA teams in leading product life cycles, ensuring their successful implementation.
• Effectively use Jira and other tools to articulate requirements and carry out plans.
• Contribute to all phases of product development, from definition and design to implementation, debugging, testing, and early customer support.

Requirements

• BS, MS, or PhD in EE/CS or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in building rack or server management solutions.
• Experience evaluating power usage at the component level and reducing power consumption in server systems.
• Understanding of power metrics retrieval from devices.
• Expertise in firmware architecture and optimizing firmware for low latency APIs.
• Strong and proven skill in C/C++ and Python.
• Proficient programming and debugging skills for server platforms.
• Experience with SCM tools (e.g., Git, Perforce) and project management tools like Jira.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, strong work ethics, and a high sense of teamwork.
• A self-starter who finds creative solutions to complex problems and is hands-on with coding.

Nice-to-haves

• Proven track record of improving perf/watt or TCO/watt for Data Centers.
• Experience developing OpenBMC solutions ideally with commits that have been upstreamed to the opensource repository.
• Active OCP and DMTF contributor in relevant areas with hands-on experience in x86 or ARM system architecture.

Benefits

• Equity options
• Comprehensive health insurance
• Retirement savings plan
• Paid time off
• Flexible work hours
• Professional development opportunities