Job Description

NVIDIA is seeking a highly motivated engineer to lead performance benchmarking and optimization for their data center products. The role involves designing benchmarking strategies, characterizing AI and HPC workloads, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance performance.

Requirements

M.S. or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related field (or equivalent experience)
8+ years of experience in performance engineering or system architecture
Deep understanding of computer architecture, hardware-software interaction and computing at-scale
Strong proficiency in performance profiling tools (Linux perf, NVIDIA Nsight Systems)
Familiarity with GPU computing and parallel programming (CUDA)
Background with HPC networking technologies (InfiniBand, RoCE, NVLink)
Programming skills in Python, C++, and shell scripting
Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
Adaptability and passion to learn new technologies
Ability to communicate effectively and work with cross-functional global teams

Responsibilities

Design and execute comprehensive performance benchmarking strategies for our data center platforms and products
Characterize real-world AI training, inference, and HPC workloads at scale
Define, track, and report key performance indicators (throughput, latency, efficiency, scaling)
Build automation tools and frameworks for performance monitoring and analysis
Identify and analyze performance bottlenecks across compute, memory, network and storage subsystems
Work closely with architecture, hardware, software, networking, storage and customer teams to resolve performance issues
Drive performance improvements through system tuning, configuration optimization, and architectural recommendations for future generation systems

Benefits

Employees at NVIDIA are often offered comprehensive, day-one benefits—including medical, dental, and vision coverage with HSA support, life and disability insurance, an Employee Assistance Program, and a 401(k) with auto-enrollment. Many roles also have generous time off and holidays, donation matching (up to $10,000), and a wide menu of extras like FSAs, commuter benefits, legal and identity-theft protection, pet insurance, and wellness discounts. Optional programs can include student-loan and home-purchase support, plus family care resources and expert medical services.