Senior HPC Performance Engineer

Nvidia

Remote Actively hiring
Remote, US Posted 45 days ago $184,000–$287,500 / year
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TL;DR

As part of NVIDIA's NVHPC compilers & tools group, you will join a senior team focused on analyzing High Performance Computing (HPC) applications to optimize their performance characteristics across diverse systems. Your daily tasks include assisting customers in GPU-accelerating HPC applications and providing insights for compiler and application engineering teams based on your analysis of these complex applications. Ideal candidates possess extensive experience with Fortran/C/C++ programming, OpenACC, OpenMP, MPI, CUDA, and a strong background in performance tuning and parallel architectures. Additionally, you should have expertise in linear algebra, numerical methods, and machine architecture understanding, along with excellent communication skills to collaborate effectively within the team.

Skills

Fortran C C++ OpenACC OpenMP MPI CUDA Performance_analysis Parallel_programming Linear_algebra Numerical_methods Assembly_language Debugging Porting

What you'll do

  • Analyze HPC applications to understand performance characteristics.
  • Identify optimization opportunities for compiler development teams.
  • Assist in GPU acceleration of HPC applications for customers.
  • Provide guidance to application engineering teams based on analysis.
  • Utilize OpenACC, OpenMP, MPI, and CUDA in performance tuning.

What we're looking for

  • BS/MS or equivalent experience in Computer Science or related field.
  • 8+ years of programming experience, preferably with compilers.
  • Proficiency in Fortran/C/C++ and parallel programming techniques (OpenACC, OpenMP, MPI).
  • Expertise in performance analysis, tuning, and parallel applications development tools.
  • Strong background in mathematics, including linear algebra and numerical methods.
  • Excellent interpersonal, problem-solving, time management, and communication skills.

Market check

Salary context

This $184,000–$287,500 range sits above 88% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$148,700–$228,100

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$150,000–$224,100

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

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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

Nvidia currently has 801 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $184,000–$287,500 across 797 roles with salary data.

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