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Join our technically diverse team of infrastructure experts to unlock more efficient AI at scale.\nWhat you'll be doing:\nAnalyze end-to-end performance of large-scale AI workloads across compute, network, storage, and software stacks.\n\nDesign and execute rigorous performance studies to establish baselines, diagnose regressions, and quantify bottlenecks.\n\nDefine performance and efficiency evaluation methodologies, benchmarks, and success metrics for AI workloads.\n\nUse profiling, observability, and data analysis to turn performance measurements into actionable optimization plans.\n\nPartner with deep learning engineers, platform teams, and GPU architects to validate and deliver performance improvements.\n\nCommunicate performance findings, tradeoffs, and recommendations clearly to influence system and software design decisions.\n\nWhat we need to see:\nBS or higher degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).\n\n12+ years of experience in strong programming skills in C++ and Python, with the ability to build reliable analysis and automation workflows\n\nSolid foundation in operating systems, computer architecture, and distributed systems\n\nExperience with performance engineering, benchmarking, profiling, and optimization of complex software or systems\n\nAbility to communicate technical findings, prioritize high-impact work, and build alignment across teams\n\nWays to stand out from the crowd:\nExperience analyzing large-scale AI clusters or distributed training and inference workloads\n\nExperience with CUDA, GPU computing systems, and GPU performance analysis\n\nHands-on experience with deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch or JAX/XLA\n\nDeep understanding of system-level performance analysis, workload characterization, and optimization\n\nNVIDIA leads the way in groundbreaking developments in Artificial Intelligence, High-Performance Computing, and Visualization. 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