Charlie Mbariky
Director of Software Engineering at NVIDIA | AI Networking | Forbes 30 Under 30
- Role
- Director, Software Engineering at NVIDIA
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Charlie Mbariky
Director of Software Engineering with deep expertise in AI networking, firmware, and high-performance networking systems. I lead an engineering team and cross-functional execution across complex environments where software, firmware, hardware, and customer deployment realities intersect. My career has focused on building and scaling engineering teams, leading pre- and post-silicon execution, and driving delivery across networking products spanning NICs, SmartNICs, and DPUs. I bring hands-on technical depth in embedded software, device drivers, DOCA, RDMA/RoCE, and advanced networking stacks, together with a strong track record of execution, reliability, and performance. I operate at the intersection of technical depth and organizational leadership, aligning teams and stakeholders to move critical programs forward in fast-moving, high-stakes environments.
Experience
Director, Software Engineering
Mar 2026 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US
Lead software engineering team for AI networking and infrastructure initiatives at NVIDIA, with responsibility spanning strategic customer execution, cross-functional delivery, and organizational leadership across complex networking programs.• Lead work across software, firmware, DOCA, and networking stack layers in large-scale AI systems.• Drive execution and resolution of critical performance, reliability, scalability, and bring-up issues across customer-critical deployments and strategic programs.• Partner with architecture, product, and customer-facing stakeholders to translate technical and business needs into aligned execution.• Support networking platforms including NICs, SmartNICs, and DPUs, with deep expertise in AI infrastructure software and networking systems.
Education
University of Haifa
Bachelor of Science - B.Sc, Computer Science
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