CareerPlan

Senior Engineer, Performance

US, CA, Santa ClaraFull-time$136k2026-09-23 → 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 IC performance engineer (hardware benchmarking)

Builds

Next-generation NVIDIA hardware products and competitive benchmarking data

Domain

Hardware performance engineering, AI/LLM, Professional Visualization

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Hardware & PC components expertise, Python scripting, Performance analysis, Debugging, 3D application performance testing, Competitive data analysis

Preferred skills

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

Responsibilities

Run performance, image quality, and power tests of benchmark applications on various GPUs; Develop and maintain Python-based automation scripts and tools to streamline benchmarking procedures; Design new tools and create efficient processes to improve benchmarking analysis and reporting workflows; Analyze and validate results from test runs and craft reports for internal use; Bring-up, maintain, and debug pre-production, reference, and consumer hardware; Work with Marketing, Architecture, and Engineering to provide competitive and internal data analysis.