NVIDIA

generative AI

DeepLearningArchitect,LLMInference

$124–242k Santa Clara, California, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
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The Brief

“Deep Learning Architect, LLM Inference at NVIDIA. Skills: Deep Learning Architect, LLM Inference, GPU hardware and software performance optimization, inference server performance optimization, PyTorch, TRT-LLM, vLLM, SGLang, profiling, compiler optimizations. workload characterization of the latest LLMs and inference servers. ensure NVIDIA maintains its leadership position in inference server performance optimization”

Industry & Context.

generative AI
Problems you'll solve

identifying performance bottlenecks

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Master's or PhD degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, related fields, or equivalent experience, Relevant software development experience, Detailed knowledge of deep learning inference serving, PyTorch programming, profiling, compiler optimizations, Experience developing client server LLM applications with OpenAI API or MCP, identifying performance bottlenecks, Solid understanding of CPU and GPU microarchitecture and performance characteristics, Experience with complex software projects like frameworks, compilers, or operating systems, Demonstrated proficiency with the latest AI coding agents like Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor, Excellent written and verbal communication skills, ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment

Nice to Have

Demonstrate a drive to continuously improve software and hardware performance, Showcase examples of novel use cases for agentic AI tools in the workplace, Experience with databases and visualization tools

What You'll Do.

workload characterization of the latest LLMs and inference servers

ensure NVIDIA maintains its leadership position in inference server performance optimization

build engaging content

including blog posts and updates to InferenceX

highlight NVIDIA's outstanding inference achievements

establish standard benchmarking methodologies

develop a constantly evolving inference performance data results website

invent E2E profiling and analysis tools

contribute to deep learning software projects

drive advancements in the field

verify that new GPU product launches produce industry leading performance

guide the direction of inference serving

ensure best-in-class performance

use the latest coding agents and inference technology to improve team efficiency

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Join forces with the performance marketing team; Collaborate with engineers from AI startup companies; Collaborate across the company to guide the direction of inference serving; working with software, research, and product teams

Communication Scope

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Full Job Description

We are now looking for a Deep Learning Architect, LLM Inference! NVIDIA is at the forefront of the generative AI revolution. The Inference Benchmarking (IB) team specifically focuses on inference server performance optimization for Large Language Models (LLMs). If you're passionate about pushing the boundaries of GPU hardware and software performance and understand terms like disaggregated serving, data parallel attention, MoE, Qwen3.5, DeepSeek, GPT-OSS, then this is a great role for you! **What you 'll be doing:** * You will do workload characterization of the latest LLMs and inference servers like vLLM, SGLang and TRT-LLM to ensure NVIDIA maintains its leadership position. * Join forces with the performance marketing team to build engaging content, including blog posts and updates to InferenceX to highlight NVIDIA's outstanding inference achievements. * Collaborate with engineers from AI startup companies to establish standard benchmarking methodologies. * Develop a constantly evolving inference performance data results website. * Invent E2E profiling and analysis tools that you will use to keep up with the rapid pace of Generative AI. * Contribute to deep learning software projects, such as PyTorch, TRT-LLM, vLLM, and SGLang to drive advancements in the field. * Verify that new GPU product launches produce industry leading performance. * Collaborate across the company to guide the direction of inference serving, working with software, research, and product teams to ensure best-in-class performance. * Use the latest coding agents and inference technology to improve team efficiency. **What we need to see:** * Master's or PhD degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, related fields, or equivalent experience. * Relevant software development experience. * Detailed knowledge of deep learning inference serving, PyTorch programming, profiling, and compiler optimizations. * Experience developing client server LLM applications with OpenAI API or MCP and identifyin

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