CareerPlan

Performance Engineer - Deep Learning

US, CA, Santa ClaraFull-time$124k–$196k2026-11-03 → 2026-11-10

Core

Build and optimize libraries and tools (Transformer Engine, PyTorch, JAX) to accelerate Deep Learning model training and deployment on NVIDIA GPUs.

Role type

Senior IC performance engineer (Deep Learning systems)

Builds

Optimized Deep Learning frameworks and libraries for LLMs and AI applications

Domain

AI/ML infrastructure, GPU computing, High-Performance Computing

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

C++, Python, Parallel systems programming, GPU programming, Computer Architecture, Code Optimization, Operating Systems

Preferred skills

PyTorch, JAX, LLM architectures, CUDA, OpenAI Triton, CuTeDSL, Pallas, Multi-GPU/Multi-node profiling

Technologies

PyTorch, JAX, CUDA, OpenAI Triton, CuTeDSL, Pallas, cuBLAS, cuDNN, cuSOLVER, Transformer Engine, MLPerf

Responsibilities

Build and support Transformer Engine; Collaborate on systems research for model performance; Implement and optimize new Deep Learning models; Contribute to community benchmarks; Engage with open-source community and enterprise customers; Influence hardware and platform software design

Seniority

Mid-to-Senior, hands-on IC