Senior Software Engineer, CUDA Core Libraries

NVIDIA Corporation; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 224,000 - 356,500; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA Corporation in Santa Clara, CA is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to advance the Python experience for CUDA Core Libraries. You will design Pythonic APIs, bindings, and runtime infrastructure on top of native C/C++ foundations.

You will own features end-to-end, collaborate with teams across C/C++, Rust, and compiler stacks, and strengthen developer tooling, packaging, and diagnostics to improve performance and usability for GPU developers.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant software‑development experience.
• Strong production programming skills in Python and C/C++.
• Experience building Python interfaces to native or systems‑level software.
• Understanding of systems software concepts, performance, concurrency, and API design.
• Practical experience with parallel, heterogeneous, or GPU programming.
• Experience developing production software or widely used libraries, including testing, profiling, benchmarking, packaging, and code review.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement idiomatic Python APIs and bindings for foundational CUDA capabilities and GPU algorithms.
• Develop and integrate the native C/C++ components that support Python‑facing functionality.
• Define reliable and efficient interoperability boundaries between Python, C/C++, Rust, and other languages.
• Develop high‑performance interfaces that minimize Python and native‑language integration overhead.
• Own features throughout their lifecycle: design, implementation, testing, profiling, benchmarking, documentation, release, and long‑term maintenance.
• Improve the Python developer experience through typing, packaging, examples, diagnostics, continuous integration, and compatibility testing.
• Collaborate with C/C++, Rust, compiler, and runtime engineers on shared architecture and API decisions.
• Work directly with users to investigate correctness, usability, compatibility, and performance issues.

Skills

Python

C/C++

Education

BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science/Engineering or related field

Tools

libcudacxx

Thrust

CUB

Job description

Overview

NVidia’s accelerated computing platform is foundational to modern HPC and AI. At the center of this platform are CUDA Core Libraries that enable developers to build fast, reliable, and scalable GPU‑accelerated software. We are hiring a Senior Software Engineer to advance the Python experience for CUDA Core Libraries. You will build Pythonic APIs, language bindings, algorithms, and runtime infrastructure on top of native C/C++ foundations.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement idiomatic Python APIs and bindings for foundational CUDA capabilities and GPU algorithms.
• Develop and integrate the native C/C++ components that support Python‑facing functionality.
• Define reliable and efficient interoperability boundaries between Python, C/C++, Rust, and other languages.
• Develop high‑performance interfaces that minimize Python and native‑language integration overhead.
• Own features throughout their lifecycle: design, implementation, testing, profiling, benchmarking, documentation, release, and long‑term maintenance.
• Improve the Python developer experience through typing, packaging, examples, diagnostics, continuous integration, and compatibility testing.
• Collaborate with C/C++, Rust, compiler, and runtime engineers on shared architecture and API decisions.
• Work directly with users to investigate correctness, usability, compatibility, and performance issues.

Qualifications

• BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of relevant software‑development experience.
• Strong production programming skills in both Python and C/C++; both are required for this role.
• Experience building Python interfaces to native or systems‑level software.
• Understanding of systems software concepts, performance, concurrency, and API design.
• Practical experience with parallel, heterogeneous, or GPU programming.
• Experience developing production software or widely used libraries, including testing, profiling, benchmarking, packaging, and code review.
• Ability to work independently, define project scope, and drive complex work to completion.
• Clear written communication skills for API specifications, technical designs, and user documentation.
• Comfort working in large codebases spanning Python, C/C++, build systems, packaging, and continuous‑integration infrastructure.

Desired Skills

• Strong understanding of CPU/GPU architecture and performance optimization, with hands‑on experience in GPU‑accelerated stacks (CUDA C++/Python, PyTorch, JAX, Numba, CuPy, or similar).
• Proficiency with modern C++ and GPU libraries such as Thrust, CUB, and libcudacxx.
• Experience with compiler infrastructure and tooling, including LLVM, Clang, or MLIR.
• Expertise in designing low‑overhead interoperability between Python and native languages, including exposure to Rust in mixed‑language stacks.
• Demonstrated interest in developer tools, library design, and improving developer productivity.

Compensation

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is $184,000 - $287,500 USD for Level4, and $224,000 - $356,500 USD for Level5. You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Application Deadline

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until July18, 2026.

Equal Opportunity

NVidia is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and is 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.