NVIDIA is seeking a highly motivated engineer to lead performance benchmarking and optimization for their data center products. This role involves working in a diverse and supportive environment focused on delivering industry-leading performance for accelerated computing workloads. The team is responsible for designing comprehensive benchmarking strategies and collaborating with various teams to resolve performance issues. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in performance engineering and a passion for innovation in computing.

• 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 such as Linux perf and NVIDIA Nsight Systems.
• Familiarity with GPU computing and parallel programming using CUDA.
• Background with HPC networking technologies including InfiniBand, RoCE, and 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.

• Design and execute comprehensive performance benchmarking strategies for data center platforms and products.
• Characterize real-world AI training, inference, and HPC workloads at scale.
• Define, track, and report key performance indicators such as throughput, latency, efficiency, and 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.

• 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.