Senior Software Engineer - Python Numerical Computing Libraries

at Nvidia

📍 Santa Clara, United States

USD 184,000-356,500 per year

SENIOR

✅ On-site

Used Tools & Technologies

Not specified

Required Skills & Competences
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1-2 — basic awareness. Minimal hands-on experience, and a rudimentary understanding of the technology's purpose;

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

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Python @ 4 Algorithms @ 4 Machine Learning @ 4 Data Science @ 4 scikit-learn @ 4 TensorFlow @ 4 Parallel Programming @ 7 Performance Optimization @ 4 Product Management @ 4 Debugging @ 4 API @ 4 PyTorch @ 4 Pandas @ 4 CUDA @ 4 GPU @ 4 Deep Learning @ 4 AI @ 4 Profiling @ 4 Performance Analysis @ 7 JAX @ 3

Details

We are looking for an experienced software professional to contribute to the design and development of accelerated and distributed implementations of Python APIs for numerical computing. You will help develop and optimize GPU-accelerated and distributed implementations of Python numerical libraries, supporting Python-based frameworks across scientific computing, data analytics, deep learning, and professional graphics, running on hardware from supercomputers to the cloud.

Responsibilities

Work closely with product management and internal or external partners to understand use cases and requirements, and contribute to the technical roadmaps of libraries
Architect, prioritize, and develop accelerated and distributed implementations of numerical algorithms
Design future-proof Python APIs for accelerated numerical/scientific computing libraries
Analyze and improve the performance of developed APIs on various CPU and GPU architectures, especially as part of customer-critical end-to-end workflows
Prototype integrations of developed APIs into targeted frameworks
Write effective, maintainable, and well-tested code for production use
Contribute to the development of runtime systems that underlay the foundation of multi-GPU computing at NVIDIA

Requirements

BS, MS or PhD degree in Computer Science, Applied Math, Electrical Engineering or related field (or equivalent experience)
6+ years of relevant industry experience or equivalent academic experience after BS
Excellent Python, C++ and CUDA programming skills
Strong understanding of fundamental numerical methods, dense and sparse array computing
Deep familiarity with Python numerical computing libraries (e.g. NumPy, SciPy), including accelerated implementations (e.g. CuPy, Jax.NumPy, NumS, cuNumeric)
Experience developing and publishing Python libraries, following standard methodologies for pythonic API design
Strong background with parallel programming and performance analysis

Ways to stand out

Experience using/contributing to Python libraries for data science (e.g. Pandas), machine learning (e.g. scikit-learn) and deep learning (e.g. TensorFlow, PyTorch)
Experience with low-level GPU performance optimization
Experience building, debugging, profiling and optimizing distributed applications on supercomputers or the cloud
Background with tasking or asynchronous runtimes
Background on compiler optimization techniques, and domain-specific language design

Compensation & Other

Base salary ranges provided: $184,000 - $287,500 (Level 4) and $224,000 - $356,500 (Level 5). Actual base salary will be determined based on location, experience, and pay of employees in similar positions.
You will also be eligible for equity and benefits. More information at NVIDIA benefits.
Applications for this job will be accepted at least until April 13, 2026.
NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes and is an equal opportunity employer.