Software Engineer, Coding Agent Harness Engineering

Nvidia

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Remote
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$108,000–$178,250 / yr
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5 days ago
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Below market

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This role $143k
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This role pays less than 83% of similar roles. Most pay $152,875–$214,250 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $143k versus about $184k for comparable roles.

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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 · Software Engineer, Coding Agent Harness Engineering

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As a Software Engineer, Coding Agent Harness Engineering - New College Grad 2026, you will join a team focused on profiling coding agent workloads to improve inference performance across the hardware and software stack. You will build and modify coding agent harnesses to research architectural impacts while architecting AI-driven systems that analyze inference workload dynamics under realistic conditions. The role requires experience with agent evaluation frameworks like Harbor and tracking metrics such as TTFT, throughput, and ITL. You will work directly with frontier coding agents including Codex and Claude Code using a rigorous, scientific approach to data collection and analysis. This position addresses the increasing complexity of inference workloads caused by new agentic patterns like reasoning models, parallel subagents, and long-horizon tool use within the rapidly growing AI inference landscape.

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Skills

AI Inference Coding Agents Agent Evaluation Frameworks Harbor Codex Claude Code Research

What you'll do

  • Build and modify coding agent harnesses to research the impact of different architectural decisions.
  • Architect AI-driven systems that analyze inference workload dynamics under realistic conditions.
  • Partner with hardware and software teams to extend co-design to the harness layer.
  • Evaluate performance metrics including TTFT, throughput, and ITL for inference workloads.
  • Drive the performance of frontier coding agents like Codex and Claude Code to the frontier.
  • Conduct rigorous scientific data collection and analysis to inform research and product improvements.

What we're looking for

  • Proven track record building or modifying coding agent harnesses at scale.
  • Familiarity with agent evaluation frameworks such as Harbor and inference performance metrics like TTFT, throughput, and ITL.
  • Hands-on experience using frontier coding agents like Codex and Claude Code to drive performance.
  • A rigorous, scientific approach to data collection, analysis, and research.
  • BS in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience.
  • Work experience at an AI inference or agent company (preferred).
  • Experience with building modern agentic or AI-backed systems (preferred).
  • MS in Computer Science or a related field (preferred).

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