JobsEngineering Manager, LLM Performance
Location
Santa Clara, CA
Type
Full-time
Posted
6/24/2026
Compensation
$224,000 - $431,250 per year
Master's with 5+ Years of Experience
PhD with 5+ Years of Experience
Approval 99.2%·Filings 1,781·New hires 873·
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·FY 2025Job description
NVIDIA is seeking a highly skilled Engineering Manager to lead the development of next-generation LLM/VLM/VLA inference software technologies. This role combines deep technical expertise with world-class management, focusing on enhancing the performance of LLM inference across various frameworks. The position involves collaboration with researchers and architects to deliver high-quality software that sets industry standards. The ideal candidate will manage and grow a team of engineers dedicated to pushing the boundaries of AI performance.
Requirements
- MS, PhD, or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, AI, or a related technical field.
- 7+ years of overall software engineering experience, including 3+ years of technical leadership experience.
- Proven ability to lead and scale high-performing engineering teams across distributed and cross-functional groups.
- Strong background in C++ or Python with expertise in software design and delivering production-quality software libraries.
- Demonstrated expertise in large language models (LLM) and/or vision language models (VLM) and/or inference.
Responsibilities
- Lead and grow a team responsible for enhancing the performance of LLM inference across multiple frameworks.
- Drive the design, implementation, and optimization of key features for LLM inference performance.
- Continuously improve LLM inference performance on current and upcoming NVIDIA datacenter architectures and GPUs.
- Work with inference benchmark teams to tune performance for key workloads.
- Integrate cutting-edge technologies developed at NVIDIA to provide an intuitive developer experience for LLM deployment.
- Lead software development execution, including project planning, milestone delivery, and cross-functional coordination.
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.
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