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Senior Performance Engineer

NVIDIA

Location

Santa Clara, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

9/18/2026

Compensation

$136,000 - $270,250 per year

Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202699.2% approval-37% YoY
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Job description

As a Performance Engineer at NVIDIA, you will be part of a team focused on advancing technology in AI, accelerated computing, and modern graphics. This role involves collaborating with various business units to provide critical performance analysis that influences product development and business decisions. You will also be responsible for maintaining and debugging hardware, running performance tests, and developing automation tools. If you are passionate about performance analysis and innovation, this position is ideal for you.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience with 5+ years in a technical or business marketing field.
  • Knowledge of Enterprise Workstation/AI/LLM application benchmarking fundamentals.
  • Deep understanding of 3D application performance testing methods and techniques.
  • Excellent programming and debugging skills in a scripting language, preferably Python.
  • Expert knowledge of hardware and PC components to identify performance bottlenecks.
  • Strong verbal and written interpersonal skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple simultaneous projects successfully.

Responsibilities

  • Work directly with Marketing, Architecture, and Engineering to provide competitive and internal data analysis.
  • Bring-up, maintain, and debug pre-production, reference, and consumer hardware.
  • Run performance, image quality, and power tests on various GPUs.
  • Develop and maintain Python-based automation scripts and tools for benchmarking procedures.
  • Design new tools and create efficient processes for benchmarking analysis and reporting.
  • Analyze and validate results from test runs and craft reports for internal use.

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.

H-1B filing history

Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026

Filing entity: Nvidia Corporation

As of Aug 23, 2026

Initial approvals

355

FY2026

Approval rate

99.2%

FY2026

LCA certified

7,667

FY2026

Entry-level share

11.9%

FY2026

Initial approvals YoY

-37%

Trend

LCA certified YoY

-83%

Trend

Initial approvals by fiscal year

Approval rate by fiscal year

Continuing vs initial approvals

LCA certified positions by quarter

LCA certified positions by fiscal year

Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.

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