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NVIDIA

System Software Engineer - Performance Verification Infrastructure

NVIDIA
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senior full-time Santa Clara, CA

First indexed 26 Aug 2026

Description

Join NVIDIA's GPU Performance Infrastructure team as a System Software Engineer - Performance Verification Infrastructure. You'll be part of a new journey in validating and shipping next-generation GPU architectures. This role influences the entire lifecycle of GPU performance verification, from early-stage modelling to post-silicon validation.

Responsibilities:

  • Build and develop end-to-end performance verification infrastructure.
  • Create scalable data pipelines to surface performance metrics from simulation, emulation, and silicon environments.
  • Collaborate with GPU architects to craft infrastructure for performance verification of upcoming architectures.
  • Work with hardware teams to automate and accelerate verification workflows, enabling faster GPU build iteration.
  • Provide insights to GPU architects to understand current performance and model industry-leading performance for future builds.
  • Improve daily workflows for top chip architects, contributing to the creation of the next generation of GPUs.

Requirements:

  • BS/MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience.
  • 3+ years of software engineering experience with C++ and Python.
  • Strong computer science fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, object-oriented programming, and system design.
  • Verilog basics are a strong plus.
  • Experience with chip and/or system simulation/emulation is a strong plus.
  • Exposure to GPU/CPU/SoC chip performance verification and/or profiling on simulation/emulation/silicon is a strong plus.
  • Familiarity with AI development tools.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills.

Benefits:

  • Equity
  • Benefits package