Senior Accelerated Computing Architect

Nvidia

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On-site
Location
Santa Clara, CA
Salary
$184,000–$287,500 / yr
Posted
150 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

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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 · Senior Accelerated Computing Architect

As a Senior Accelerated Computing Architect, you will join the team developing software and system architectures for high performance computing, scientific computing, machine learning, AI, datacenter, and automotive computing. You will perform in-depth analysis and optimization to ensure peak performance on current and next-generation GPUs while creating core parallel algorithms, data structures, and reference codes. Your daily work involves analyzing the interplay between hardware and software architectures, collaborating with hardware design and research teams to guide accelerated computing direction, and facilitating software-hardware co-design. You will utilize C, C++, and Python while leveraging massively parallel GPU programming models like CUDA or OpenCL. Additional experience with MPI, OpenSHMEM/NVSHMEM, and threading APIs is beneficial. The role focuses on solving complex performance challenges in the domain of accelerated computing through technical writing and collaborative engineering.

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 programming models and applications.
  • Facilitate software-hardware co-design by analyzing specific accelerated computing applications.
  • Guide the direction of accelerated computing through collaboration with hardware, software, product, and research teams.
  • Author and present technical work through white papers, conference publications, blog posts, and patent applications.

What we're looking for

  • An MS or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience.
  • At least 6 years of relevant work experience.
  • Strong mathematical fundamentals including linear algebra and numerical methods.
  • Hands-on experience with massively parallel GPU programming models such as CUDA or OpenCL.
  • Strong knowledge of C and C++ with a solid understanding of software design and algorithms.
  • Familiarity with multi-node communication APIs like MPI or OpenSHMEM/NVSHMEM is a plus.
  • Familiarity with threading APIs for multicore CPUs, Unix-style IPC APIs, and Python is a plus.
  • Good communication skills with a logical approach to problem solving and task prioritization.

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