NVIDIASenior Software Engineer, AI Performance Analysis
NVIDIA is hiring a Senior Software Engineer, AI Performance Analysis in Santa Clara, United States. It pays $184k-$288k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on NVIDIA.
Level's read on this job
- Works on AI ●●●○ is how Level rates this software engineer role: the daily work is on AI products, without building the model.
- Pay on this posting starts 10% higher than the typical software engineer posting on Level.
- Level classes it as a senior role.
- NVIDIA has 2,700+ other open roles on Level.
- Posted in the last few days.
AI in this role
NVIDIA GPU Architecture Group is seeking a senior software engineer to automate and optimize performance analysis workflows for AI training and inference workloads. You will not only perform analysis but also reshape how it's done, building tools and workflows that scale across a broad audience of engineers. NVIDIA is a world-class leader in AI workload optimization, and your work will push these boundaries even further!
What you'll be doing:
Design and build performance analysis tools and workflows for AI training and inference workloads.
Understand how AI performance engineers work and translate their needs into scalable, intuitive tooling.
Develop integrations between profiling infrastructure and AI frameworks and workflows.
Collaborate with performance engineers, hardware architects, and software teams to ensure profiling capabilities align with real-world AI workloads.
Identify performance bottlenecks in AI workloads and develop automated approaches to detect and diagnose them.
What we need to see:
M.S., or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience). 6+ years of relevant work experience
Deep knowledge of AI workloads, frameworks, and performance characteristics.
Experience building tools, workflows, or infrastructure used by other engineers.
Strong software development skills (Python, C++ preferred).
Ability to translate user requirements into scalable tooling solutions.
Up to date with AI-enabled tooling for software development and performance analysis.
Strong interpersonal skills for understanding engineer difficulties and working across multi-functional teams.
Ways to stand out from the crowd:
Experience profiling or optimizing AI training or inference pipelines at scale
Background building developer tools or platforms for ML engineers
Contributions to open-source AI tooling or frameworks
You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.
Applications for this job will be accepted at least until October 27, 2026.This posting is for an existing vacancy.
NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.
NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.How we rate this
Senior Software Engineer, AI Performance Analysis at NVIDIA rates 64 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Works on AI (AI Level 3 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
Works on AI. The daily work is on AI products, without building the model.
- ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
- ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
- ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
- ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39
Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Read the description and count the AI tools, models and workflows it names.
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