# Senior Data Center Performance Engineer - Benchmarking and Optimization

Hiring organization: [NVIDIA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/nvidia)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/01f75629-9c46-4ea2-94a6-b011dc9470e1

Listed on NVIDIA's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Seniority: Senior
- Salary: 184000 – 287500 USD per year

## Summary

NVIDIA is hiring a senior performance engineer to lead benchmarking and optimization of their data center GPU platforms, ensuring they deliver industry-leading performance for AI and HPC workloads. This role suits someone with deep systems knowledge who can identify bottlenecks, tune configurations, and drive improvements across compute, memory, networking, and storage infrastructure.

_Our summary, not NVIDIA's wording._

## Skills named

C++, CUDA, Docker, JAX, Kubernetes, Python, PyTorch, Shell Scripting, TensorFlow

## Required

- M.S. or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience
- 8+ years in performance engineering or system architecture
- Deep knowledge of computer architecture and hardware-software interaction at scale
- Proficiency with Linux perf and NVIDIA Nsight Systems
- GPU computing and parallel programming experience with CUDA
- HPC networking experience with InfiniBand, RoCE, or NVLink
- Programming in Python, C++, and shell scripting
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Ability to work with cross-functional global teams

## Nice to have

- Experience with AI/ML frameworks like PyTorch, TensorFlow, or JAX
- Knowledge of MPI and collective communications like NCCL
- Distributed training and inference experience
- Familiarity with NVIDIA DGX and HGX platforms
- Experience with containers and cloud provisioning tools like Docker, Kubernetes, or SLURM
- Understanding of storage systems and I/O performance
- Track record of performance optimization in production environments
- Experience with AI code generation tools

Apply on NVIDIA's site: https://nvidia.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/NVIDIAExternalCareerSite/job/US-CA-Santa-Clara/Senior-Data-Center-Performance-Engineer---Benchmarking-and-Optimization_JR2008808