NVIDIA seeks an exceptional Network Engineer to join the Vertical Verification Group. As a senior engineer, you will contribute to the Vertical Verification work, concentrating on validating and improving complex Ethernet and InfiniBand systems within NVIDIA’s Data Center and HPC environments. You will play a key role in testing advanced networking features, building complex customer-like topologies, and ensuring NVIDIA products meet industry-leading benchmarks of performance, efficiency, and quality. You will collaborate closely with architects, software engineers, and hardware teams across NIC, HCA, switches, CPUs, and GPUs in a fast-paced and highly technical environment. This is an outstanding opportunity to join a highly skilled team and contribute significantly to groundbreaking technology! ## ## What you’ll be doing: * Review architecture, build, and requirements for new networking features across Ethernet and InfiniBand portfolios * Compose and build complex testbed topologies that emulate customer environments * Implement, run and optimize integration test plans including functional, regression, and performance testing * Identify, reproduce, and debug issues; work closely with R&D to drive root cause analysis and resolution * Collaborate with automation teams * Analyze and optimize network performance, latency, and efficiency * Provide clear status updates, reports, and insights on system quality and performance ## ## What we need to see: * B.Sc. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience) * 8+ years of experience in networking, system validation, or related engineering roles * Strong hands-on experience with Linux-based systems * Deep understanding of networking protocols (TCP/IP, UDP, Ethernet, VLANs, L2/L3) * Experience with routing, switching, and modern data center network architectures * Strong troubleshooting, debugging, and analytical skills in distributed environments * Experience with test methodologies (functional, regression, performance, scale) * Scripting or programming experience (Python, Bash, etc.) * Independent, fast learner with strong ownership and communication skills ## ## Ways to stand out from the crowd: * Experience with RDMA technologies (RoCE / InfiniBand) * Knowledge of congestion control algorithms and performance tuning * Familiarity with AI workloads and their networking requirements * Experience with HPC environments and benchmarking tools * Background with virtualization or container technologies (Kubernetes, KVM, etc.)