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Director, Server CPU Product Architecture

NVIDIA· Mgmt, Hardware (Engineering)
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Hybrid (Santa Clara, CA), Hybrid (Austin, TX)$288k - $437k + equityfull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Lead the definition and architectural development of NVIDIA's next-generation server CPUs, driving product architecture from concept to launch and coordinating across architecture, platform, networking, software, and silicon teams while engaging with customers and partners.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the definition of NVIDIA's next-generation server CPUs from concept through launch.
  • Drive architectural trade-offs to optimize performance across the data center.
  • Collaborate with system, platform, network, software, and silicon engineering teams to ensure CPU decisions serve the AI factory as a whole.
  • Engage directly with customers and partners to translate market needs and ROI into engineering requirements.
  • Lead and represent the roadmap to customers and NVIDIA senior technical and executive leadership.

Qualifications

  • 15+ years of experience in server or data center CPU/SoC architecture, with multiple product generations shipped.
  • 7+ years of experience managing a team to deliver NVIDIA CPU product strategy.
  • History of partnering across architecture, engineering, and product organizations; experience building and scaling high-performing teams.
  • Experience owning products through full lifecycle, including customer engagement, ROI ownership, and value proposition.
  • Proven ability to track industry and technology trends, competitive dynamics, and market direction.
  • Experience co-designing silicon requirements with hyperscalers or large AI labs.
  • BS, MS, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience.

Skills

Required:Server/SoC architectureTechnical leadership and people managementCross-organizational collaborationProduct lifecycle ownershipMarket/trend analysisSilicon co-design with hyperscalers/AI labs

Benefits

  • equity
  • comprehensive benefits package (see company Benefits)
Last updated Sep 18, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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