NVIDIA
Machine Learning Engineer, GeForce G-Assist
$152K–$288K
US, CA, Santa Clara · Full-time · Posted Oct 16, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of validated experience in system software or a related field.
- Education
- M.S. or higher in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
About the job
Evaluate and improve the models and systems powering GeForce G-Assist, an on-device AI assistant, with a focus on reliability, retrieval, and efficient local inference.
What you'll do
- Evaluate SLM behavior and mitigate conversation or context contamination, including state drift, prompt leakage, and retrieval cross-talk.
- Optimize local inference with llama.cpp and performance-sensitive C/C++ code; design RAG systems and support agentic workflows.
- Collaborate on text and multimodal model systems, including hybrid architectures combining local SLMs with cloud-based models.
What they ask for
- Strong C/C++ skills in systems-level or performance-sensitive environments and proficiency in Python.
- Hands-on experience with llama.cpp or similar local inference frameworks.
- Hands-on SLM evaluation experience, including task-based and conversational testing; understanding of conversation dynamics, long-context behavior, and contamination challenges.
- Knowledge of SLM and VLM architectures, retrieval technologies and language-model integration, and agentic AI patterns such as tool use and planning.
Nice to have
- Experience contributing to language or multimodal models for user-facing products, features, or workflows.
- Experience collaborating across product, platform, or systems teams and translating user needs into measurable improvements.
Pay
152,000 USD - 241,500 USD (base salary, Level 3); 184,000 USD - 287,500 USD (base salary, Level 4)
Tools
Small Language Models (SLMs), VLM, llama.cpp, C/C++, Python, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)
AI focus
Build and improve an on-device AI assistant using SLMs, multimodal models, retrieval, hybrid cloud architectures, and agentic workflows; focus on model reliability and local inference performance.
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