Base Salary
$152k - $288k/yr
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with architecture and software design teams.
- Implement new features in the core of Mellanox NIC firmware.
- Develop verification tests for advanced features in a complex firmware testing environment.
- Debug systems and build expertise in networking technology, networking stacks, and hardware/firmware/software relationships.
- Participate in the operation, maintenance, qualification, and release of a large software project.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years of professional software development experience.
- Strong proficiency in C and C++.
- Solid understanding of networking protocols.
- Experience with PCIe and virtualization technologies.
- Strong grasp of data structures and algorithms.
- Scripting experience with Python and/or Bash.
- Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work independently and collaboratively.
Benefits
- Competitive base salary ranging from $152,000 to $241,500 for Level 3 or $184,000 to $287,500 for Level 4.
- Eligibility for equity and benefits.
- Applications accepted at least until September 8, 2026.
H1B sponsorship
Sponsorship for this role is unconfirmed.
Nvidia’s past filings provide context. They do not guarantee sponsorship for a current opening.
H1B petition approvals by fiscal year
- FY 2026 · through Q2832
22 initial/new employment approvals · 355 changes of employer
- FY 20251,767
560 initial/new employment approvals · 415 changes of employer
- FY 20241,519
374 initial/new employment approvals · 415 changes of employer
Counts are petitions, including continuing employment and amendments, rather than unique hires. Source: USCIS
Job fields receiving H1B certifications
Partial fiscal year, through Q3
- Software Developers983 · 41%
- Electronics Engineers, Except Computer768 · 32%
- Architectural and Engineering Managers129 · 5%
- Computer and Information Research Scientists127 · 5%
- Sales Engineers77 · 3%
Job fields come from government occupation codes, rather than internal departments. Counts are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals or unique hires. Withdrawn and denied cases are excluded.
Source: US Department of LaborMatched government employer: NVIDIA CORPORATION
About Nvidia
Since its founding in 1993, NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) has been a pioneer in accelerated computing. The company’s invention of the GPU in 1999 sparked the growth of the PC gaming market, redefined computer graphics, ignited the era of modern AI and is fueling the creation of the metaverse. NVIDIA is now a full-stack computing company with data-center-scale offerings that are reshaping industry.