Manager, Software Drivers

NVIDIA is looking for an excellent Drivers Team leader to lead the Inbox Linux Drivers team and make a wide impact on the company products and teams worldwide. The role includes leading the development and maintenance of cutting-edge Linux kernel drivers and userspace libraries for NVIDIA networking technologies, while managing a team of highly skilled Linux engineers responsible for delivering production-quality software across multiple products and distributions. What you’ll be doing: • Lead a team of Linux kernel engineers responsible for developing, maintaining, and delivering Linux networking drivers for NVIDIA NICs across multiple product lines, including Inbox drivers, NVIDIA Kernel, and DOCA Host. • Drive the design, implementation, maintenance, and integration of Linux kernel drivers and accompanying userspace libraries for state-of-the-art Ethernet and RDMA networking technologies. • Own the team’s technical execution, roadmap, prioritization, and delivery while mentoring engineers and fostering technical excellence. • Collaborate closely with architecture, firmware, hardware, validation, DevOps, product, and customer-facing teams across the globe to deliver robust and scalable networking solutions. • Lead complex debugging and performance investigations across the Linux networking stack, working with both internal stakeholders and open-source communities. • Ensure high software quality through strong engineering practices, code reviews, automation, and continuous integration. • Be part of an experienced organization with a collaborative culture, solving challenging problems that power next-generation AI, cloud, and high-performance computing infrastructure. What we need to see: • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience. • 7+ overall years of hands-on experience developing software in C/C++, including Linux systems programming. • 3+ years of experience leading engineering teams, driving technical execution, mentoring engineers, and delivering complex software projects. • Strong experience working in Linux environments, development tools, build systems, and debugging methodologies. • Deep understanding of Linux kernel architecture and networking subsystems. • Strong knowledge of networking technologies and protocols, including Ethernet, RDMA, and InfiniBand. • Experience developing, maintaining, or debugging Linux kernel drivers or low-level system software. • Excellent design, coding, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills. • Ability to balance technical leadership with people management while maintaining a strong focus on execution and delivery. • Strong communication and collaboration skills, with experience working across globally distributed engineering teams. Ways to stand out from the crowd: • Experience with RDMA technologies, including RoCE and InfiniBand. • Strong Linux kernel development experience, including upstream kernel contributions. • Familiarity with Linux networking internals (Netdev, ethtool, devlink, NAPI, XDP, or related subsystems). • Experience contributing to open-source software and collaborating with upstream Linux communities. • Familiarity with NVIDIA networking products, DOCA Host, or similar networking software stacks. 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. 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!