Senior Deep Learning Systems Architect

NVIDIA Corporation; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 224,000 - 357,000; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA Corporation seeks a senior system architect to advance AI system design and research collaboration. You will contribute to features for next-generation GPUs, map AI workloads to hardware, and prototype optimized architectures.

You will stay current with deep learning research and work with diverse teams including researchers, hardware architects, and engineers. The role emphasizes solving bottlenecks through first-principles analyses, benchmarking, and co-design from conception to

Qualifications

• DL & ML fundamentals required across DL workloads.
• Experience adapting/training DNNs for tasks.
• Proficiency with major DL frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX).
• Numerical/ performance analysis and architectural optimization experience.
• Programming fluency in C++ and Python.
• GPU computing experience (CUDA/OpenCL/OpenACC) and HPC (MPI/OpenMP).

Responsibilities

• Contribute to features for next-generation GPUs and AI systems.
• Keep up with DL research; collaborate with diverse teams.
• Co-design architecture for systems from conception to prototyping.
• Map AI/DL workloads to hardware and system capabilities.
• Identify bottlenecks and propose solutions to improve systems.
• Perform first-principles analyses and build prototypes; benchmark ideas.

Skills

DL & ML fundamentals

DNN training adaptation

C++ programming

Python programming

GPU computing (CUDA/OpenCL/OpenACC)

HPC (MPI/OpenMP)

DL frameworks (PyTorch/TF/JAX)

Numerical & performance analysis

Computer architecture

Education

MS or PhD in CS/CompArch/EE

Tools

CUDA

OpenCL

OpenACC

MPI

OpenMP

PyTorch

TensorFlow

JAX

Python

C++

Job description

What you\'ll be doing:

As a member of our deep learning architecture team, you will contribute to features that help next-generation GPUs and systems advancing the state of AI. This position requires you to keep up with the latest DL research and collaborate with diverse teams (internal and external to NVIDIA), including DL researchers, hardware architects, and software engineers. As a system architect for NVIDIA’s offerings for AI systems, you will participate in engineering projects and co-design architecture for systems from conception, specification and prototyping. Understanding various AI/DL workloads and their mapping to underlying HW and Systems. Identifying potential improvements and bottlenecks, proposing solutions to address existing gaps, and accelerate/improve current systems/methods. Comprehensive analyses from first principles of various deep learning techniques, system optimizations to build out analytical models as well as implementing prototypes, and benchmarking to test/prove ideas.

What we need to see:

MS (or equivalent experience) or PhD degree in computer science, computer architecture, electrical engineering or related field with 10+ years of relevant work experience. Additional equivalent experience in several of the relevant areas listed below can substitute for an advanced degree. Strong background in at least a few of the following relevant areas is required in your work history:

• Machine learning (with focus on Deep Neural Networks), including a solid understanding of DL fundamentals
• Experience adapting and training DNNs for various tasks
• Experience developing code for one or more of the DNN training frameworks (such as PyTorch, TensorFlow or JAX)
• Numerical analysis, Performance analysis and optimization & Computer architecture
• Programming fluency with C++ and ideally Python
• Work experience with GPU computing (CUDA, OpenCL, OpenACC) and HPC (MPI, OpenMP) is a huge plus

Why Join NVIDIA:

Intelligent machines powered by AI computers that can learn, reason and interact with people are no longer science fiction. Today, a self-driving car powered by AI can meander through a country road at night and find its way. An AI-powered robot can learn motor skills through trial and error. This is truly an extraordinary time. The era of AI has begun. NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working for us. If you\'re creative, autonomous and love a challenge, we want to hear from you! Come, join our Deep Learning Architecture team and help build the real-time, cost-effective computing platform driving our success in this exciting and quickly growing field.

Salary and Benefits:

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 224,000 USD - 356,500 USD. You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

EEO Statement / Diversity:

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.

Application deadline:

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until July 19, 2026.