Principal Developer Technology Engineer

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The Role

We’re currently seeking a Principal Developer Technology Engineer! 

Are you interested in developing techniques to accelerate large application workloads on advanced computer architectures? Do you find it rewarding to investigate, find, and eliminate system bottlenecks to achieve the best possible performance on state-of-the-art computer hardware? Could you be thrilled about an opportunity to partner with the developer community, working at the forefront of technology breakthroughs that contribute to the success of an industry leader like NVIDIA? If so, the Developer Technology Team invites you to consider this opportunity.

What you will be doing:

  • In this role, you will research and develop techniques to accelerate top CSP workloads on NVIDIA’s computing platform including advanced CPUs, GPUs and interconnects.

  • Work directly with key customers to perform in-depth analysis and optimization of complex workloads to ensure the best possible performance on current and next-generation hardware.

  • Collaborate with libraries, tools, system software architecture, hardware, and research teams at NVIDIA to influence the design of next-generation programming models, software, and architectures.

What we need to see:

  • Masters degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related computationally focused science degree (or equivalent experience).

  • You have 10+ years of relevant work experience or research.

  • Programming proficiency in C/C++ with a deep understanding of software design, programming techniques, and algorithms.

  • A background that includes parallel programming, ideally CUDA C/C++.

  • Hands on experience doing low-level performance optimizations.

  • In-depth expertise with CPU and GPU architecture fundamentals.

  • Strong math skills, including linear algebra, for problem-solving and performance modeling

  • Good communication, organization and prioritization skills

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

  • Designed highly optimal parallel algorithms and data structures for applications with high bytes to compute ratio, such as processing directly on compressed data and kernel fusion.

  • You optimized end-to-end performance of applications spanning many layers of software, from OS to high-level frameworks.

  • You influenced hardware feature design leveraging your application and domain knowledge.

The Developer Technology Engineer (DevTech) plays a crucial role in the success of NVIDIA and our customers. DevTechs work with external technologists to investigate performance of their applications, design parallel algorithms and implement optimizations in a GPU accelerated computing environment. As recognized experts in the field we publish our findings in developer blogs or at relevant conferences and workshops. With visibility to our customers, the industry, and academia we are important representatives of NVIDIA as a technology leader. Within NVIDIA we contribute valuable application expertise that influences next generation hardware and software products. As critical problem solvers, we deepen our expertise, expand our knowledge, and work across domains and organizations. Whether you are a leading industry luminary or early in your career, the Developer Technology Team provides ample opportunity for growth in the exciting field of GPU accelerated computing!

NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of technology’s most desirable employers. We have a world class team with some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working here. Does contributing to and pushing the boundaries of state-of-the-art in GPU Accelerated Computing, HPC and Artificial Intelligence excite you? If so, we want to hear from you!

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Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 272,000 USD - 425,500 USD.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until July 29, 2025.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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NVIDIA’s invention of the GPU in 1999 sparked the growth of the PC gaming market, redefined modern computer graphics, and revolutionized parallel computing. More recently, GPU deep learning ignited modern AI — the next era of computing — with the GPU acting as the brain of computers, robots, and self-driving cars that can perceive and understand the world. Today, NVIDIA is increasingly known as “the AI computing company.”

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