Drimva

NVIDIA

Senior Deep Learning Software Engineer, Inference and Model Optimization

$184K–$356K

US, CA, Santa Clara +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 9, 2026

Location
US, CA, Santa Clara
US, Remote
Experience
8+ years of relevant work or research experience in Deep Learning.
Education
Master’s, PhD, or equivalent experience in Computer Science, AI, Applied Math, or a related field.

About the job

Develop and scale automated inference and deployment solutions that optimize generative AI models and NVIDIA’s inference software for performance and broad model support.

What you'll do

  • Develop and deploy generative AI models and build automated model-graph extraction and deployment solutions.
  • Create inference optimizations, including model sharding and efficient attention kernels; profile GPU performance.
  • Architect a modular, scalable software platform and collaborate across teams to integrate performant kernels.

What they ask for

  • Master’s, PhD, or equivalent experience in Computer Science, AI, Applied Math, or a related field.
  • 8+ years of relevant work or research experience in Deep Learning.
  • Strong proficiency in Python, PyTorch, and related ML tools (e.g. HuggingFace).
  • Excellent software design skills, including debugging, performance analysis, and test design; strong algorithms and programming fundamentals.

Nice to have

  • Contributions to PyTorch, JAX, or other Machine Learning Frameworks; knowledge of GPU architecture and compilation stack.
  • Familiarity with NVIDIA deep learning SDKs such as TensorRT, or experience writing high-performance GPU kernels using CUDA, CUTLASS, or Triton.

Pay

184,000 USD - 287,500 USD (base salary, Level 4); 224,000 USD - 356,500 USD (base salary, Level 5)

Tools

PyTorch, HuggingFace, TorchDynamo, torch.export, torch.compile, CUDA, TRT-LLM, Triton

AI focus

Optimize generative AI models, including LLMs and diffusion models, for inference efficiency and automated deployment; develop model optimization and inference software.

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