Senior Performance Engineer

1 Week ago • 8 Years + • Research & Development • $184,000 PA - $356,500 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

NVIDIA seeks a Senior Performance Engineer to lead performance practices in large-scale AI infrastructure. Responsibilities include aligning next-generation AI workloads with datacenter designs, delivering performance insights, resolving complex issues, and collaborating with various teams (HW/FW/SW). The role involves working with accelerated computing software stacks, DL frameworks (CUDA, PyTorch), cloud architectures, and container technologies. This individual will analyze, debug, and resolve critical issues to optimize AI workload performance at scale.
Must have:
  • 8+ years in accelerated computing
  • Understanding of accelerated computing software stacks and DL Frameworks
  • Experience with modern Cloud and container-based architectures
  • C/C++/Python/Bash programming
  • Experience with CPU architecture
  • Understanding of collective communication in AI workloads
Good to have:
  • At-scale DL training experience
  • DL and graph compiling programming skills
  • Exposure to virtualization techniques and cloud platform solutions
  • Experience with large scale HPC environments
Perks:
  • Equity
  • Benefits

Job Details

NVIDIA has been transforming computer graphics, PC gaming, and accelerated computing for more than 25 years. It’s a unique legacy of innovation that’s fueled by great technology—and amazing people. Today, we’re tapping into the unlimited potential of AI to define the next era of computing. An era in which our GPU acts as the brains of computers, robots, and self-driving cars that can understand the world. Doing what’s never been done before takes vision, innovation, and the world’s best talent. As an NVIDIAN, you’ll be immersed in a diverse, supportive environment where everyone is inspired to do their best work. Come join the team and see how you can make a lasting impact on the world.

We are looking for an outstanding engineer for a Senior Performance Engineer role for at scale AI system performance and datacenter applications. Be a key player to the most exciting computing hardware and software to contribute to the latest breakthroughs in artificial intelligence and GPU computing! Provide insights on at-scale system design and tuning mechanisms for large-scale compute runs. You will work with the latest Accelerated Computing and Deep Learning software and hardware platforms, and with many researchers, developers, and customers to craft improved workflows and develop new, leading differentiated solutions. You will interact with HPC, OS, CPU and GPU compute, and systems specialist to architect, develop and bring up large scale performance platforms.

What you'll be doing:

  • Lead all aspects of implementing performance practices in large scale infrastructure, deliver powerful tools, methodologies, and flows to validate and improve several datacenter products in parallel.

  • Specific responsibilities include aligning the next generation AI workloads on top of next generation datacenter designs. This involves early engagement with HW/FW/SW/platform internal and customer teams, and other groups.

  • Deliver engineering solutions to deliver continuous insights into performance of AI workloads over evolving environments, generating quick insights to improvements and regressions over time.

  • Decompose high-complexity performance or stability issues into minimal reproduction cases, working towards final root cause of underlying problems.

  • Participating in engagements with various SW and FW (BMC/SBIOS/OS/drivers etc) teams to develop best-in-class practices and tools, you will be analyzing, debugging and resolving critical firmware and software issues for the best AI workload performance at scale.

What we need to see:

  • 8+ years of experience in using accelerated computing for datacenter container computing solutions.

  • Proven understanding of accelerated computing software stacks and DL Frameworks (CUDA, PyTorch).

  • Experience using and handling modern Cloud and container-based Enterprise computing architectures.

  • C/C++/Python/Bash programming/scripting experience.

  • Experience with CPU architecture.

  • Experience with container technology and Linux based OSes.

  • Understanding of collective communication and the patterns in AI workloads.

  • Experience working with engineering or academic research community supporting high performance computing or deep learning.

  • Strong verbal and written communication skills as well as strong teamwork and communication skills.

  • Action driven with strong analytical and analytical skills.

  • BS in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or Computer Science, MS or PhD desirable (or equivalent experience).

Ways to Stand Out From the Crowd:

  • At-scale DL training experience.

  • DL and graph compiling programming skills.

  • Exposure to virtualization techniques, cloud platform solutions.

  • Exposure to scheduling and resource management systems.

  • Experience with large scale HPC environments.

The base salary range is 184,000 USD - 356,500 USD. Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits. NVIDIA accepts applications on an ongoing basis.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse 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.

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Since its founding in 1993, NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) has been a pioneer in accelerated computing. The company’s invention of the GPU in 1999 sparked the growth of the PC gaming market, redefined computer graphics, ignited the era of modern AI and is fueling the creation of the metaverse. NVIDIA is now a full-stack computing company with data-center-scale offerings that are reshaping industry.

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