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Senior Software Engineer, Agent Performance Modeling

NVIDIA

Location

Santa Clara, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

10/15/2026

Compensation

$152,000 - $287,500 per year

Master's with 5+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202699.2% approval-37% YoY
đź‘‘ Elite sponsor

Job description

NVIDIA is seeking a skilled professional to join their team focused on LLM architectures and inference workloads. The role involves building performance models and developing agents to enhance simulation workflows. Collaboration with various teams is essential to improve modeling accuracy and guide optimization efforts. This position offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment that values innovation and diversity.

Requirements

  • MS in Computer Science or a related field with 5+ years of experience.
  • Familiarity with modern LLM architectures and their inference characteristics.
  • Experience with simulation, profiling, or performance modeling, including roofline analysis for LLM inference.
  • Strong analytical skills and a rigorous approach to experimentation and validation.
  • Strong software engineering skills and experience building reliable engineering tools using coding agents.

Responsibilities

  • Build and validate performance models for LLM architectures across GPU, LPU, and heterogeneous systems.
  • Develop agents to automate simulation workflows, analyze bottlenecks, and accelerate design space exploration.
  • Collaborate with hardware architecture, inference, runtime, and compiler teams to improve modeling accuracy and guide optimization.

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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