Principal Architect, Accelerated Computing

Nvidia

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Work type
On-site
Location
Santa Clara, CA
Salary
$272,000–$431,250 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
7 days ago
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About Nvidia

Nvidia is a leading designer of graphics processing units (GPUs) and system-on-chip units, powering gaming, professional visualization, data centers, and artificial intelligence workloads. Industry: Semiconductors & AI Computing

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TL;DR · Principal Architect, Accelerated Computing

The Principal Architect, Accelerated Computing joins the team developing software and system architectures for high performance computing, scientific computing, machine learning, AI, datacenter, and automotive computing. This role involves performing in-depth analysis and optimization to ensure peak performance on current and next-generation GPUs. You will create and optimize core parallel algorithms, data structures, and reference codes while leading collaborations with hardware design, software engineering, product, and research teams to guide accelerated computing direction. Key responsibilities include facilitating software-hardware co-design and authoring white papers or patent applications. Required skills include strong mathematical fundamentals in linear algebra and numerical methods, C, C++, and the CUDA or OpenCL programming models. Experience with MPI, NVSHMEM, Python, and Unix-style IPC APIs is also preferred for benchmarking and profiling GPU and CPU clusters.

What does a Architect earn?

Median $225000 from 45 postings across 26 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Perform in-depth analysis and optimization to maximize performance on current and next-generation NVIDIA GPUs.
  • Create and optimize core parallel algorithms, data structures, and reference codes for GPU solutions.
  • Analyze the interplay between hardware and software architectures on core algorithms and programming models.
  • Lead hardware design and software engineering teams to guide the direction of accelerated computing.
  • Facilitate software-hardware co-design by diving into specific accelerated computing applications.
  • Author white papers, conference publications, official blog posts, and patent applications to document work.
  • Benchmark and profile workloads on GPU and CPU clusters to characterize performance.

What we're looking for

  • MS or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience.
  • 12+ years of relevant work experience.
  • Strong mathematical fundamentals, including linear algebra and numerical methods.
  • Hands-on experience with the massively parallel GPU programming model, such as CUDA or OpenCL.
  • Strong knowledge of C and C++ with a solid understanding of software design, programming techniques, and algorithms.
  • Experience benchmarking, profiling, and characterizing workloads on GPU and CPU clusters.
  • Familiarity with APIs for multi-node communication, like MPI or OpenSHMEM/NVSHMEM (preferred).
  • Familiarity with threading APIs for multicore CPUs, Unix-style IPC APIs, and Python (preferred).

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