System Software Engineer, Performance Verification Infrastructure

Nvidia

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Santa Clara, CA
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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 · System Software Engineer, Performance Verification Infrastructure

As a System Software Engineer - Performance Verification Infrastructure, you will join the GPU Performance Infrastructure team to validate and ship next-generation GPU architectures. You will build and develop end-to-end performance verification infrastructure, including scalable data pipelines to surface performance metrics from simulation, emulation, and silicon environments. Your daily work involves coordinating with GPU architects to craft infrastructure for upcoming architectures and collaborating with hardware teams to automate and accelerate verification workflows. You will provide insights to model industry-leading performance for future builds. The role requires proficiency in C++, Python, and strong computer science fundamentals like data structures, algorithms, and system design. Relevant experience includes Verilog basics, chip or system simulation, and GPU, CPU, or SoC performance profiling on silicon.

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What you'll do

  • Build and develop end-to-end performance verification infrastructure.
  • Build scalable data pipelines to surface performance metrics from simulation, emulation, and silicon environments.
  • Coordinate with GPU architects to craft infrastructure for performance verification of upcoming architectures.
  • Automate and accelerate verification workflows with hardware teams to enable faster GPU build iterations.
  • Provide performance insights to help architects model industry-leading performance for future builds.
  • Improve daily workflows for chip architects to support the creation of next-generation GPUs.

What we're looking for

  • BS/MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience.
  • 3+ years of software engineering experience with C++ and Python.
  • Strong CS fundamentals including data structures, algorithms, OOP, and system design.
  • Verilog basics (preferred).
  • Experience with chip and/or system simulation/emulation (preferred).
  • Exposure to GPU/CPU/SoC chip performance verification and/or profiling on simulation/emulation/silicon (preferred).
  • Familiarity with AI development tools (preferred).
  • Excellent interpersonal skills.

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