Senior Deep Learning Performance Architect

Nvidia
US, CA, Santa Clara / US, WA, Redmond2026-01-09onsite

About the job

NVIDIA is looking for outstanding Performance Architects with a background in performance analysis, performance modeling, and AI/deep learning to help analyze and develop the next generation of architectures that accelerate AI and high-performance computing applications.

Responsibilities

Develop innovative architectures to extend the state of the art in deep learning performance and efficiency

Analyze performance, cost and power trade-offs by developing analytical models, simulators and test suites

Understand and analyze the interplay of hardware and software architectures on future algorithms, programming models and applications

Evaluate PPA (performance, power, area) for hardware features and system level architectural trade-offs. Develop high level simulators in C++/Python

Actively collaborate with software, product and research teams to guide the direction of deep learning HW and SW

Qualifications

Minimum

MS or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience

6+ years of relevant meaningful work experience

Strong background in GPU or Deep Learning ASIC architecture for distributed training and/or inference spanning multi-chip/multi-node

Experience with performance modeling, architecture simulation, profiling, and analysis

Solid foundation in machine learning and deep learning. Understanding of modern transformer-based architectures and their performance at scale.

Strong programming skills in Python, C, C++

Preferred

Background with deep neural network training, inference and optimization in leading frameworks (e.g. Pytorch, JAX, TensorRT)

Familiarity with advanced optimizations and SW/HW co-design in LLM training and inference

Exposure to using AI to accelerate SW engineering

Demonstration of self-motivation and creative / critical thinking