Developer Tech Engineer — AI/Graphics Performance Lead

NVIDIA; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 184,000 - 287,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Job summary

NVIDIA is seeking a Developer Technology Engineer to drive optimization of RTX & DGX SoCs, collaborating with system software, driver, and architecture teams. You will guide partner workflows, influence next-gen platforms, and mentor junior engineers in a fast-paced, inclusive environment.

This role emphasizes performance tuning of CPU, AI, and graphics workloads across Windows and Linux, with opportunities to travel for conferences and on-site partner visits.

Qualifications

• BS or MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or related degree (or equivalent experience)
• 5+ years of respective work experience as software developer
• Proficiency in C/C++, Python, software design, parallel programming techniques
• Confirmed expertise with developing native software on Windows and Linux
• Familiar with agents for software development and related tasks
• A distinct passion for performance optimization of CPU, AI or 3D-graphics end-to-end workflows and in-depth experience with profiling and debugging tools for CPU & GPU
• Fundamental understanding of CPU or GPU architecture
• Good communication and organization skills, with a logical approach to problem solving, good time management, and task prioritization skills
• Self-motivated, driven work ethic with high autonomy and critical thinking that thrives in an open and collaborative environment
• Occasional travel for conferences and on-site visits with external partners

Responsibilities

• Work with our fast-paced developer ecosystem partners on optimizing their applications to enable outstanding end-to-end performance on RTX & DGX SoCs.
• Work hand in hand with other domain-expert team members to focus on computational intensive CPU, AI and 3D-graphics workloads.
• Collaborate with system software, GPU driver, and architecture teams as well as NVIDIA research to influence next generation highest-performance SoC platforms by providing real-world workflows and giving feedback on partner and customer needs.
• Providing technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers, encouraging an inclusive and high-performing team environment.

Skills

C/C++

Python

Windows/Linux

Performance profiling

Parallel programming

Problem solving

Education

BS in CS/Engineering

MS in CS/Engineering

Tools

CUDA

Vulkan

DX12

GPU compute

Job description

NVIDIA is seeking a Developer Technology Engineer to drive optimization of RTX & DGX SoCs, collaborating with system software, driver, and architecture teams. You will guide partner workflows, influence next-gen platforms, and mentor junior engineers in a fast-paced, inclusive environment.

This role emphasizes performance tuning of CPU, AI, and graphics workloads across Windows and Linux, with opportunities to travel for conferences and on-site partner visits.