GPU Performance Profiling Engineer jobs in United States
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NVIDIA · 15 hours ago

GPU Performance Profiling Engineer

positionSanta Clara, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityMid, Senior Level
money$152K/yr - $288K/yr
date4+ years exp

NVIDIA is a leading technology company specializing in groundbreaking products for sectors like Automotive, VR, Gaming, Deep Learning, and High Performance Computing. The GPU Performance Profiling Engineer will innovate and develop performance analysis capabilities for NVIDIA hardware, drivers, and SDKs, impacting the performance profiling tools provided to developers worldwide.

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Responsibilities

Analyze hardware/software feature sets for next generation GPU and SoC performance tools
Review next generation chip features for high-quality developer tools support, ensuring observability of critical performance behaviors
Collaborate with developer tools engineers, software library developers, and GPU architects on new features
Prototype new data collection methods to improve GPU dev tools quality and reduce time/cost to market
Refine data collection with NVIDIA's GPU Architecture and Developer Technology teams

Qualification

C/C++/PythonGPU architecturePerformance analysisHardware-software co-designCUDA programmingCollaborationProblem-solving

Required

B.S. EE/CS (or equivalent experience) with 4+ years of experience or MS with 2+ years' experience, or Ph.D
Demonstrated expertise in the software stack, encompassing C/C++/Python applications and both user-mode and kernel-mode drivers
Proven knowledge of CPU and/or GPU architecture (e.g.: x86, ARM CPUs, GPUs)
Solid understanding of hardware pipeline concepts, with a willingness to work at a detailed implementation level
Knowledge of performance analysis concepts, particularly of GPU applications
Proficiency in hardware-software co-design principles and practices

Preferred

Strong programming ability in C, C++, and scripting languages
Strong background in performance analysis tools and performance monitor hardware
Experience in CUDA or GPU programming models
Prior experience authoring developer tools, particularly for GPUs, games, or pro visualization
In-depth experience with profiler tools including CPU, GPU, and networking as well as experience in device driver development

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Company

NVIDIA

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NVIDIA is a computing platform company operating at the intersection of graphics, HPC, and AI.
dateFounded in 1993
location
Santa Clara, California, USA
people-size10001+ employees
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Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$4.09B
Key Investors
ARPA-EARK Investment ManagementSoftBank Vision Fund
2023-05-09Grant· $5M
2022-08-09Post Ipo Equity· $65M
2021-02-18Post Ipo Equity

Leadership Team

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Jensen Huang
Founder and CEO
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Michael Kagan
Chief Technology Officer
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