Performance Engineer - Game Tech & GPU Benchmarking

NVIDIA Corporation; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 136,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA is seeking a Performance Engineer to join the Developer and Performance Technology group to characterize and test the latest Game Ready technologies across production and future hardware.

You will collaborate with internal driver, SDK, developer technology and partner studio teams to ensure top-tier compatibility, stability and performance, while coordinating with distributed teams using Agile methods and strong project management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS or equivalent.
• Experience with benchmarks and PC hardware/games.
• Experience balancing multiple distributed projects.
• Solid understanding of Agile methods.
• Experience with executive reporting and internal comms.

Responsibilities

• Characterize the performance and interoperability of the latest gaming technologies against production and future hardware.
• Collaborate with internal driver, SDK, developer technology, and partner studio teams to ensure the highest possible compatibility, stability, and performance.
• Monitor and provide feedback on test suites, benchmarks, and automated validation tools to assess performance, image quality, and stability.
• Analyze performance regressions, graphical anomalies, or gameplay stability issues, and drive resolution with engineering teams.
• Continuously improve test processes, tools, and methodologies to support faster, more reliable driver validation cycles.
• Provide active, constant and high-profile transparency into status, dependencies and targets of each new technology across various teams within GeForce business unit.

Skills

Project management

Agile principles

Executive reporting

Cross-team communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

NVIDIA is seeking a Performance Engineer to join the Developer and Performance Technology group to characterize and test the latest Game Ready technologies across production and future hardware.

You will collaborate with internal driver, SDK, developer technology and partner studio teams to ensure top-tier compatibility, stability and performance, while coordinating with distributed teams using Agile methods and strong project management.