Senior Accelerated Computing Architect

at Nvidia

USD 184,000-356,500 per year

SENIOR

✅ On-site

Tech Stack
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3-6 — daily use. Comfortable and regular usage, capable of handling common tasks and challenges related to the technology;

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AI API @ 3 Algorithms @ 4 CUDA @ 4 Communication @ 3 Data Structures GPU @ 4 HPC MPI @ 3 Machine Learning OpenCL @ 4 Performance Optimization @ 6 Prioritization @ 6 Profiling @ 4 Python @ 3

Details

NVIDIA is developing software and system architectures for accelerated high performance computing, scientific computing, machine learning, AI, datacenter, and automotive computing. This position offers you the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a fast-moving, technology focused company.

Responsibilities

Performing in-depth analysis and optimization to ensure the best possible performance on current and/or next-generation NVIDIA GPUs.
Creating and optimizing core parallel algorithms, data structures, and reference codes to provide the best possible solutions for NVIDIA GPUs.
Understanding and analyzing the interplay of hardware and software architectures on core algorithms, programming models, and applications.
Actively collaborating with the hardware design, software engineering, product, and research teams to guide the direction of accelerated computing.
Diving into accelerated computing applications to facilitate software-hardware co-design.
Writing up and presenting your work by writing white papers, conference publications, official blog posts, patent applications, etc. as appropriate.

Requirements

An MS or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience
6+ years of relevant work experience
Strong mathematical fundamentals, including linear algebra and numerical methods
A passion for performance optimization
Hands-on experience with the massively parallel GPU programming model, e.g. CUDA or OpenCL. Familiarity with APIs for multi-node communication, like MPI or OpenSHMEM/NVSHMEM, is a plus
Strong knowledge of C and C++ with solid understanding of software design, programming techniques, and algorithms. Familiarity with threading APIs for multicore CPUs and Unix-style Inter-process Communication (IPC) APIs is a plus
Familiarity with Python is a plus
Good communication and organization skills, with a logical approach to problem solving, good time management, and task prioritization skills
Experience benchmarking, profiling characterizing workloads on GPU and CPU clusters

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 USD - 287,500 USD for Level 4, and 224,000 USD - 356,500 USD for Level 5.