Principal Software Engineer, Rack-Scale System Software — CSP Engagements

Job summary

We're looking for a Principal Software Engineer to join our CSP Engagements team as the technical focal point for rack-scale system SW/FW, working with CSP engineering teams to ensure they can deploy, monitor, and operate these systems reliably at fleet scale.

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• are reflected in system software and firmware development
• Identify cross-CSP patterns in rack-scale SW/FW issues, error handling behavior, and system configuration practices — drive documentation, tooling, and test strategy improvements as a result
• Collaborate with execution teams on left-shift strategy — ensuring customer-side SW/FW integration work is identified early and completed ahead of hardware availability
• Make critical technical decisions on rack-scale system SW/FW tradeoffs and mitigate execution risks through early engagement with CSP engineering teams
• What we need to see:
• 15+ years of experience in system software, platform firmware, or large-scale distributed systems engineering.
• BS or MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• Deep understanding of rack-scale system software challenges: multi-component coordination, error propagation, health monitoring, and serviceability / reliability
• Experience with fabric management software, cluster management, or system-level orchestration frameworks.
• Familiarity with firmware architectures and update lifecycle management (multi-component update sequencing, rollback, recovery)
• Understanding of error handling and recovery design patterns in distributed systems — fault isolation, retry policies, graceful degradation
• Experience with health monitoring and telemetry systems: health scoring, event correlation, API design for fleet-level observability

Responsibilities

• In this role, you will collaborate with NVI***'s cross-functional rack-scale system SW/FW engineering teams with dedicated CSP-facing technical leadership.
• You will drive work streams with CSP engineering teams to build shared understanding of the architecture, incorporate their operational feedback, and ensure integration readiness.
• What you'll be doing:

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