Senior Deep Learning Hardware Modeling Architect

Nvidia

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$152,000–$241,500 / yr
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36 days ago
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This role $197k
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This role pays less than 67% of similar roles. Most pay $190,000–$254,750 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $197k versus about $222k for comparable roles.

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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 Deep Learning Hardware Modeling Architect

As a Senior Deep Learning Hardware Modeling Architect - LPU, you will join a team focused on hardware-software co-design to optimize the speed and efficiency of AI inference. You will be responsible for driving architectural specifications to closure across multiple stakeholders while developing written specifications for key component-level and system-level designs. Your daily work involves creating executable models used by various internal customers, ensuring high performance through robust C++ software practices, solid algorithms, data structures, and parallelism. To succeed, you must possess expert programming skills in C++, an understanding of RTL design and chip design concepts, and an automation-centered mindset. This role specifically addresses the technical challenge of modeling critical components for large language model inference solutions, requiring a blend of systems-level architectural modeling, profiling, and analysis to resolve performance and correctness issues across various hardware subsystems.

What you'll do

  • Drive architectural specifications to closure across multiple stakeholders.
  • Develop written specifications for key component-level and system-level designs.
  • Create executable models of hardware components used by internal customers.
  • Implement high-performance C++ code using advanced algorithms, data structures, and parallelism.
  • Resolve performance and correctness issues across chip and hardware subsystems.
  • Optimize AI inference speed and efficiency through hardware-software co-design.

What we're looking for

  • A BS degree or higher in a relevant field such as CS, EE, or Math is required.
  • Candidates must have 5+ years of relevant experience.
  • Expert programming and software skills in C++ are required.
  • Experience in RTL design and/or architecture with an understanding of chip design concepts is required.
  • An automation-centered mindset is required.
  • A desire to improve work efficiency using AI is preferred.
  • Experience with systems-level, architectural, or chip modeling, profiling, and analysis is preferred.
  • A strong combined RTL and C++ skillset is preferred.

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