NVIDIA is seeking a visionary and technically adept Senior Software Engineer to join our dynamic storage software team, which is at the forefront of exposing groundbreaking hardware capabilities to high-performance, scalable, user-mode storage applications. This exciting, critical role offers the chance to lead and significantly contribute to SPDK (Storage Performance Development Kit), a widely embraced open-source project within the storage industry. Joining us means diving deep into leading-edge technology innovations, directly impacting how the world utilizes high-speed storage.

If you're passionate about open-source development, groundbreaking innovation, and driving performance improvements within a collaborative environment, this is your opportunity to shine. This position is a cornerstone in enhancing NVIDIA’s storage solutions, ensuring we maintain our technical edge.

What you will be doing:

• Driving end-to-end responsibility for implementing and integrating major new features into the core storage solutions.

• Maintaining and improving the SPDK project (https://spdk.io/), serving the broader open-source storage community.

• Collaborating closely with hardware and other software teams to expose new, groundbreaking hardware capabilities.

• Implementing critical performance improvements and low-latency optimizations across the storage stack.

• Participating actively in the design and refinement of our next-generation technology storage solutions.

What we need to see:

• A degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

• 8+ years of expertise as a C/C++ software engineer, with a strong emphasis on systems-level programming.

• Deep knowledge of Linux and Networking stack fundamentals.

• Demonstrated leadership skills; quickly adapting to new technical environments and providing clear technical guidance to peers.

• Proven familiarity with storage protocols (e.g., NVMe).

• A commitment to high-quality code through rigorous testing, code reviews, and robust design practices.

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Extensive experience with RDMA (Remote Direct Memory Access) and its application in low-latency systems.

• A deep understanding of SoC (System-on-a-Chip) hardware design and its influence on software performance.

• Serving as a core maintainer or significant contributor to a widely-used, high-visibility open-source project.

• Prior work with kernel bypass techniques and user-mode driver architectures.

NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. We have some of the most intelligent and hardworking people in the world working for us. If you're creative and autonomous, we want to hear from you! You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

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.