We are now looking for a Senior Research Engineer passionate about Generative AI inference. Are you excited to change the way people infuse AI into products and services? NVIDIA is at the forefront of generative AI models, from language to images. NVIDIA provides building blocks to democratize AI and make generative AI easy to develop, integrate, and deploy. Our team is dedicated to developing optimized inferencing technologies to support our growing generative AI needs. We contribute to all steps of the machine learning lifecycle: from conceptualization, to applied research, engineering for optimized inference, and deployment. Collaborate with research teams, engineers, and open-source community.
What you will be doing:
Design and evaluate routing policies for LLM traffic to best use mixture of model systems.
Build and run agentic benchmarks (e.g., Terminal-Bench ) to measure algorithm quality, and turn results into calibration data and routing profiles
Ship to an open-source repo: design docs, code review, docs, and community contributions
Collaborating with engineering teams across all of NVIDIA to ensure our software integrates seamlessly up and down the NVIDIA accelerated serving stack.
What we need to see:
Bachelor's of Master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
8+ years of industry experience in Deep Learning frameworks (PyTorch or TensorFlow).
Experience designing or running LLM evaluations/benchmarks — ideally agentic ones — and drawing statistically sound conclusions from them
Understanding of modern techniques in Machine Learning, Deep Neural Networks, Natural Language Processing, or Speech Recognition.
Empirical research mindset: forming hypotheses about new algorithms, running calibrations, iterating on results
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, along with the ability to work in a dynamic and distributed team. A history of mentoring junior engineers and interns is a huge plus.
A desire to constantly grow and learn new things.
Strong computer science fundamentals - algorithms and data structures, computational complexity, parallel and distributed computing, system software.
Ways to stand out from a crowd:
Experience architecting or developing large-scale distributed systems for deep learning.
Agentic benchmark creation and publications.
Knowledge of CPU and/or GPU architecture.
GPU programming (CUDA).
192,000 USD – 304,750 USD for Level 4; and 224,000 USD – 356,500 USD for Level 5.
You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.
NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive 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.Skills Required
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
- 8+ years industry experience in Deep Learning frameworks (PyTorch or TensorFlow)
- Experience designing or running LLM evaluations/benchmarks and drawing statistically sound conclusions
- Understanding of modern techniques in Machine Learning, Deep Neural Networks, Natural Language Processing, or Speech Recognition
- Empirical research mindset: forming hypotheses, running calibrations, iterating on results
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- History of mentoring junior engineers and interns
- Strong computer science fundamentals: algorithms, data structures, computational complexity, parallel and distributed computing, system software
- Experience architecting or developing large-scale distributed systems for deep learning
- Agentic benchmark creation and publications
- Knowledge of CPU and/or GPU architecture
- GPU programming (CUDA)
NVIDIA Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about NVIDIA and has not been reviewed or approved by NVIDIA.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Company stock and RSUs have driven exceptional total compensation, with a generous employee stock purchase plan and ongoing equity refreshers playing a central role. Feedback suggests historic share-price gains created significant financial upside for many.
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Healthcare Strength — Multiple plan options (HSA, PPO, and in some locations Kaiser) with in-network preventive care covered at 100% and company HSA contributions indicate a robust offering. Mental-health sessions and broad dental, vision, and disability coverage further strengthen the package.
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Parental & Family Support — Up to 22 weeks of fully paid parental leave, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, and coverage for IVF and egg freezing are highlighted as standout features. Additional family-care resources and caregiving support broaden the appeal.
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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.”
