CareerPlan

Senior AI Training Performance Architect

US, CA, Santa ClaraFull-time$184k2026-07-24 → 2026-11-10

Core

Architecting and optimizing AI training workloads across the full hardware/software stack to maximize performance on NVIDIA's compute systems.

Role type

Senior IC AI Training Performance Architect

Builds

Production-quality software for NVIDIA's deep learning platform stack and MLPerf Training benchmark submissions.

Domain

AI/ML training, GPU architecture, high-performance computing

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Deep learning and neural networks training, GPU architecture fundamentals, application performance tuning, processor/system-level performance modeling, C++, Python, CUDA

Preferred skills

PhD in CS/EE/CSEE, experience with proprietary processor/system simulators

Technologies

CUDA, C++, Python, MLPerf, NVIDIA DL frameworks, GPU simulators

Responsibilities

Profile and optimize AI training workloads on state-of-the-art hardware; identify and resolve performance bottlenecks in GPU-based AI training; implement production software across drivers to DL frameworks; develop tools to automate workload analysis and optimization workflows.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC