Software Manager - BlueField DPU Platforms

What do artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles, robotics, cloud technologies, computer vision, augmented reality, voice recognition, virtualization, and computer gaming all have in common? They all require a high-speed, low-latency, secure, and intelligent network, and the NVIDIA BlueField DPU is at the center of this new groundbreaking technology.

As the BlueField DPU Platform Software team, we are passionate about and directly involved with the entire lifecycle of the DPU, including software development, new board bring-up, low-level device initialization, Linux OS drivers and kernel configuration, system management, and supporting customers with software fixes and new features. We believe our most valuable asset is our people and seek the very best to lead our outstanding team. Do you have management experience with teams developing embedded Arm platforms, operating systems, and software distribution, and an ambition to lead teams forging innovative products and solutions? If so, this position is for you!

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:

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent experience

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

• 4+ years of management experience.

• 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.

• Expertise in C/C++ coding abilities and practical hands-on experience

• 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.

• Experience managing multiple teams.

With competitive salaries and a generous benefits package, we are 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.

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 224,000 USD - 356,500 USD.Applications for this job will be accepted at least until February 1, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy. 

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