CareerPlan

Senior Performance Engineer

US, CA, Santa ClaraFull-time$136k–$270k2026-09-17 → 2026-11-10

Core

Analyze and validate performance, image quality, and power test results for Professional Visualization, AI, and LLM benchmark applications on various GPUs to set industry performance expectations and support new product initiatives.

Role type

Senior Performance Engineer (Hardware/AI)

Builds

Next-generation NVIDIA hardware products and benchmarking tools

Domain

AI, accelerated computing, and modern graphics technologies

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Performance analysis, hardware & PC components expertise, Python scripting, debugging, 3D application performance testing, competitive data analysis

Preferred skills

LLM development and deployment experience, NVIDIA hardware/software product knowledge, benchmarking and competitive analysis expertise

Technologies

Python, GPUs

Responsibilities

Run performance, image quality, and power tests of benchmark applications; Develop and maintain Python-based automation scripts and tools; Design new tools to improve benchmarking analysis and reporting workflows; Analyze and validate results from test runs and craft reports; Bring-up, maintain, and debug pre-production reference and consumer hardware; Work with Marketing, Architecture, and Engineering to provide data analysis and influence business decisions

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC