Software Engineering Manager, Networking Tools Team

Overview

• NVIDIA’s Networking business unit is looking for an experienced, high-energy Software Engineering Manager to lead a software development team within our Networking Devices Management Tools group.
• The group builds mission-critical tools used worldwide by leading technology companies and open-source communities to configure, manage, and debug NVIDIA’s cutting-edge networking hardware—the infrastructure powering NVIDIA AI supercomputers.
• In this role, you will manage and develop a team of talented engineers while remaining closely connected to the technology.
• Working with the group’s leadership and peer managers, you will guide detailed software design and drive the delivery of reliable, scalable, cross-platform solutions in a fast-paced and highly collaborative environment.
• What you’ll be doing: Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing software development team, including hiring, onboarding, performance management, feedback, and career development.
• Own the team’s priorities and execution within the group roadmap, driving projects from provided system architecture and requirements through detailed software design, implementation, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
• Provide technical and design leadership for high-performance C++ and Python management tools that interact with NVIDIA networking devices across Linux and Windows.
• Drive engineering excellence through design and code reviews, automation, testing, release practices, quality standards, and the effective adoption of AI-assisted development tools.
• Collaborate with the group’s leadership, peer teams, hardware, firmware, QA, product, and program-management partners to manage dependencies, resolve risks, and deliver cross-functional initiatives.
• What we need to see: BSc or MSc in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8+ overall years of hands-on software development experience building complex, production-quality software, with strong proficiency in C++, Python, object-oriented design, Linux, Git, debugging, and modern development practices.
• 3+ years of software engineering management experience, including responsibility for people development, performance management, and successful project delivery.
• Proven ability to translate system architecture and ambiguous requirements into detailed software designs and actionable execution plans while managing priorities, risks, dependencies, and delivery.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills, with a proactive and collaborative approach and the ability to influence stakeholders across teams and organizational levels.
• Ways to stand out from the crowd: Experience developing software for networking devices, embedded systems, hardware-management tools, or data-center infrastructure.
• Knowledge of networking technologies, device configuration, telemetry, diagnostics, or hardware-debugging workflows.
• Experience leading the development of cross-platform software for Linux and Windows.
• Experience managing geographically distributed teams and contributing to large cross-organizational programs.
• Demonstrated success improving engineering productivity, development processes, automation, or AI-assisted software development workflows.