Senior Performance Engineer: Benchmarking & AI Systems

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

Job summary

NVIDIA is seeking a Performance Engineer in Santa Clara, CA, to partner with Marketing, Architecture, and Engineering on data-driven benchmarking and performance insights across Enterprise, AI, and LLM workloads.

You’ll bring‑up and validate hardware, run GPU performance tests, and build Python automation to streamline benchmarking while crafting reports for cross‑functional teams. A strong foundation in 3D app performance and python scripting is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with 5+ years in technical/business marketing.
• Knowledge of Enterprise Workstation/AI/LLM benchmarking fundamentals.
• Deep understanding of 3D application performance testing methods.
• Excellent Python scripting and debugging skills.
• Expert knowledge of hardware and PC components to root-cause bottlenecks.
• Strong verbal and written interpersonal skills.
• Ability to balance multiple projects simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Marketing, Architecture, and Engineering to provide competitive and internal data analysis.
• Bring-up, maintain, and debug pre-production hardware for NVIDIA products.
• Run performance, image quality, and power tests on GPUs for various workloads.
• Develop Python-based automation scripts to streamline benchmarking.
• Design tools and processes to improve benchmarking analysis and reporting.
• Analyze test results and craft reports for internal stakeholders.

Skills

Benchmarking fundamentals

3D application performance testing

Python scripting

Hardware analysis

Communication skills

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

NVIDIA is seeking a Performance Engineer in Santa Clara, CA, to partner with Marketing, Architecture, and Engineering on data-driven benchmarking and performance insights across Enterprise, AI, and LLM workloads.

You’ll bring‑up and validate hardware, run GPU performance tests, and build Python automation to streamline benchmarking while crafting reports for cross‑functional teams. A strong foundation in 3D app performance and python scripting is required.