Senior System Software Engineer - GPU Performance Profiling Tools

Overview

• At NVIDIA, we are proud of our advanced analysis and debugging tools that help engineers reach outstanding performance and power efficiency in products and applications.
• We invite creative, diligent, and innovative people to join our committed software team with rigorous standards.
• This software engineering position focuses on building tools for NVIDIA’s internal teams to improve hardware development and software execution.
• As part of the software development team, we work with users from different departments, including Architecture and Software teams.
• Our mission is to give users intuitive, rich, and detailed insights into workloads and systems.
• This helps them see opportunities in both software and hardware.
• We then build high-level models that suggest and deliver world-class hardware and software solutions to our customers.
• We also debug complex issues to improve system performance and efficiency.
• What you’ll be doing: Build and maintain internal profiling tools aimed at performance and power optimization by using real-world GPU applications, such as games and AI workload.
• Collaborate with our users to model and improve the design for next-generation GPU for better performance and power efficiency Partner with hardware architects to propose new features or improve existing ones based on real-world use cases.
• What we need to see: BS+ in Computer Science or a related field (or equivalent experience) with 3+ years of software development experience.
• Strong system software development skills in C++.
• Proficiency in using coding agents like Codex, Claude Code, etc.
• A motivated self-starter with strong problem-solving abilities and excellent customer-facing communication skills.
• Passion for continuous learning and the ability to work concurrently with multiple global groups.
• Ways to stand out from the crowd: Expertise in using GPU APIs such as DirectX12, Vulkan, or CUDA.
• Proficient in CPU/GPU application performance profiling, analysis, and optimization.
• Experience contributing to open-source projects, particularly 3D game engines.
• In-depth knowledge of GPU and/or CPU architecture and general computer architecture principles.