Senior Developer Technology Engineer, Public Sector

NVIDIA; Arizona; On-site; USD 184,000 - 356,500; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA is seeking a Senior Developer Technology Engineer for the Public Sector. In this role, you will research and develop techniques to optimize leading applications using GPU technology, particularly within computational fields such as climate modeling, graph theory, and AI.

The ideal candidate will have strong programming skills in C/C++, a relevant advanced degree, and 5+ years of experience in parallel programming. Opportunities for travel and collaboration across teams are included.

Qualifications

• PhD or MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent.
• 5+ years of experience in parallel programming, ideally with CUDA.
• Strong fundamentals in algorithms, parallel data structures, and combinatorics.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with key application developers to optimize core algorithms.
• Influence software and architecture design to improve performance.
• Travel for conferences and developer meetings as needed.

Skills

C/C++ programming fluency

Parallel programming knowledge

Strong computer science fundamentals

CUDA C/C++, OpenMP, MPI

Education

MS or PhD in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Nsight Systems

Nsight Compute

Job description

Senior Developer Technology Engineer – Public Sector

We are now seeking a Senior Developer Technology Engineer for the Public Sector.

Job Summary

NVIDIA is hiring passionate, world‑class computer scientists and engineers to work in its Public Sector Developer Technology (Devtech) team. In this role you will research and develop techniques to GPU‑accelerate leading applications in the federal ecosystem, including CFD, Electronic Design Automation, Graph Theory, Weather/Climate Modeling, and AI in HPC. You will perform in‑depth analysis and optimization to ensure the best possible performance on current and next‑generation GPU architectures.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Working directly with key application developers to understand current and future problems, crafting and optimizing core parallel algorithms and data structures, and contributing to the full software stack including libraries and applications.
• Collaborating closely with diverse groups at NVIDIA (architecture, research, libraries, tools, system software) to influence the design of architectures, software, and programming models by investigating the impact on application performance and developer productivity.
• Occasional travel for conferences and on‑site visits with developers.

What We Need to See

• MS or PhD degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Engineering, or STEM.
• Programming fluency in C/C++ with a deep understanding of software design, programming techniques, and algorithms.
• 5+ years of relevant experience with parallel programming, ideally CUDA C/C++, OpenMP, MPI, or SHMEM (OpenSHMEM or NVSHMEM).
• Strong computer science fundamentals, including parallel data structures and algorithms, combinatorics, and sparse representations.
• Passion for optimizing code to run exceptionally fast through parallel programming.

Ways to Stand Out

• Experience optimizing complex GPU codes, including kernel optimization and deep understanding of hardware-software interactions. Algorithm and architecture codesign is a plus.
• Domain expertise in electronic design automation, high‑performance computing, computational fluid dynamics, data and graph analytics, data science, network analysis, machine learning, or deep learning.
• Experience profiling and optimizing applications and frameworks using Nsight Systems and Nsight Compute.
• Experience developing or optimizing workflows involving HPC and AI models.

Compensation and Benefits

Your base salary will be determined based on location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is USD 184,000 – 287,500 for Level 4, and USD 224,000 – 356,500 for Level 5. You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Application Deadline

Applications for this job will be accepted until April 13, 2026.

Equal Opportunity Employer

NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate 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.