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Nvidia Corporation

SDK Eth Software Engineer, Networking

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Sponsorship verdict

Sponsorship possible

One solid signal, not two. Worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.

  • Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 2,374 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first.
  • The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
  • No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area.
  • What Nvidia Corporation paid sponsored hires in similar roles701 certified filings for “Engineer Senior Systems Software” (Software Developers) in CA: $173k–$214k, median $190k.
  • Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
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Employer is on a government sponsor record
The US Department of Labor certified 2,374 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
No salary bar for this route
H-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
What Nvidia Corporation paid sponsored hires in similar roles
701 certified filings for “Engineer Senior Systems Software” (Software Developers) in CA: $173k–$214k, median $190k. Most were filed at wage level IV (82%) — 4 lottery entries, ≈61% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).

US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).

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About the role

NVIDIA’s Networking Software Group is rapidly growing, and we are hiring software Engineer's for the Ethernet Switch SDK Development team. Come and join a diverse group of engineers spread across the globe who come together in small close knit teams to innovative and develop groundbreaking solutions. The SDK enables our customers to build state of the art datacenter switch/router software solutions over NVIDIA's Spectrum family of ASICs. The scope of these efforts include a combination of crafting and implementing new solutions, defining open-source APIs, performance analysis and tuning across multiple product lines. Teams utilize the latest software engineering methodologies and tools to release on time. Are you ready for this challenge? What you’ll be doing: • Design, develop, optimize and maintain APIs, tools and libraries for Switching, Routing, Analytics, Telemetry and more. • Collaborate with team members, Architects, QA teams, and customers (both external and internal) • Innovate & rapidly develop POC prototypes that can then be developed into full fledged products/solutions What we need to see: • B.Sc in Software Engineering / Computer Science / related field. • 2+ years of experience in C Programming, with a keen eye for performance and writing efficient code. • Strong analytical skills, knowledge of algorithms and proficient with data structures. • Excellent communication and documentation skills. Ways to stand out from the crowd: • Previous experience with Ethernet Switching or Routing protocols. • Hands on Linux development, user-space and/or kernel-space. It’s not just technology though! It is our people, some of the brightest in the world. At the center of NVIDIA's culture are our core values like innovation, perfection, determination and team-work, that guides us to be the best we can be. This makes NVIDIA one of the most innovative and multifaceted places to work. We do our life's work here, and if you are creative and driven, then we want to hear from you. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status.

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