HPC Performance Engineer

NVIDIA is seeking an HPC Performance Engineer in its NVHPC compilers & tools group. The successful candidate will analyze High Performance Computing (HPC) applications to improve performance by driving compiler optimizations and library enhancements.

The role involves:

• Analyzing the impact of compilers and optimizations on HPC application performance
• Evaluating how the compiler and runtime can enhance performance on CPU and CPU/GPU platforms
• Collaborating with application engineering to communicate compiler limitations and guide performance improvements
• Porting HPC applications to various platforms and programming models
• Assessing the impact of NVHPC package components, device drivers, and system configurations on application performance

Requirements include:

• BS/MS in Computer Science or related engineering field
• 5+ years of programming experience
• Proficiency in Fortran, C, C++, and parallel programming techniques, particularly for compilers
• Experience with OpenACC, OpenMP, MPI, CUDA, and Standard Language Parallelism
• Strong performance analysis and tuning skills, with a broad understanding of parallel applications development tools and runtime environments
• Solid mathematical foundations, including linear algebra and numerical methods
• Expert interpersonal skills, logical problem-solving approach, and excellent communication skills

Preferred qualifications:

• Deep understanding of machine architectures and micro-architectures
• Experience with debugging, porting, and assembly language programming

NVIDIA offers highly competitive salaries, equity, and a comprehensive benefits package.