Software Engineer, CUDA-Q

at Nvidia

📍 United States

USD 152,000-287,500 per year

MIDDLE SENIOR

✅ Remote

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CUDA Communication @ 6 Distributed Systems GPU @ 5 HPC LLVM @ 6 Profiling @ 3

Details

NVIDIA's Quantum Computing team is developing the CUDA-Q platform for programming hybrid quantum-classical multi-processor systems. The role focuses on building extensible toolchains and distributed systems for a novel computing field.

Responsibilities

Contribute to the development of CUDA Quantum by building core infrastructure for inter-device communication and efficient execution across multiple processors.
Partner with architects, product managers, and collaborators to create an extensible toolchain integrating quantum-architecture-specific components.
Solve complex problems at the intersection of compilers, high-performance computing, and quantum computing.
Discuss and refine software designs and implementation strategies with peers.
Improve processes and infrastructure to accelerate development.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Physics, or a related engineering field, or equivalent experience. A master's degree or Ph.D. is preferred.
5+ years of experience.
Experience working on large-scale software projects, with a proven track record of building performant and robust production software.
Solid understanding of performance profiling, multi-processor systems, and compiler fundamentals.
Ability to quickly develop expertise in new domains and products, with eagerness to master new challenges.
Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Extensive knowledge of quantum computing hardware and control systems and/or experience implementing optimization and code-generation components for various quantum computing architectures.
Passion for system design and a focus on improving extensibility.
Understanding of quantum error correction.
Deep understanding of compiler toolchains, specifically LLVM and MLIR.
Proficiency in GPU and/or FPGA programming.

Benefits

Equity and benefits are provided.
NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and is an equal opportunity employer.

The base salary range is $152,000–$218,500 for Level 3 and $184,000–$287,500 for Level 4. The base salary is determined based on location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. This is a full-time position.