--- title: Senior Software Engineer, AI Performance Analysis description: NVIDIA is hiring for the Senior Software Engineer, AI Performance Analysis role in Hillsboro, OR. See the full description and apply. type: job url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/senior-software-engineer-ai-performance-analysis-at-nvidia-01a16be6-e3db-7fda-8e70-650608d58f43 date: 2026-11-15T01:26:44Z og_description: Join NVIDIA as Senior Software Engineer, AI Performance Analysis in Hillsboro, OR. Pays $184K–$287.5K per year. Full-time role. og_image: https://www.foundrole.com/og/tw4mo3.png breadcrumbs: - label: Home url: https://www.foundrole.com/ - label: Search url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs --- | | | |---|---| | **Company** | [NVIDIA](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/nvidia?utm_source=ai_markdown) | | **Location** | Remote | | **Salary** | $184K/yr - $287.5K/yr | | **Type** | Full Time | | **Posted** | Oct 23, 2026 | ## Is this job real? **Ghost job check:** B · Low risk. Probably a real opening. ## Visa sponsorship - **H-1B:** NVIDIA sponsors H-1B visas. It filed 3,120 H-1B petitions (FY2026 Q1 – FY2026 Q4). - **E-Verify:** No E-Verify enrollment on record for NVIDIA. ## Pay for similar jobs Most similar jobs pay $197,000 – $236,000 a year (median $236,000). ## Description NVIDIA GPU Architecture Group is seeking a senior software engineer to automate and optimize performance analysis workflows for AI training and inference workloads. You will not only perform analysis but also reshape how it's done, building tools and workflows that scale across a broad audience of engineers. NVIDIA is a world-class leader in AI workload optimization, and your work will push these boundaries even further! **What you'll be doing:** - Design and build performance analysis tools and workflows for AI training and inference workloads. - Understand how AI performance engineers work and translate their needs into scalable, intuitive tooling. - Develop integrations between profiling infrastructure and AI frameworks and workflows. - Collaborate with performance engineers, hardware architects, and software teams to ensure profiling capabilities align with real-world AI workloads. - Identify performance bottlenecks in AI workloads and develop automated approaches to detect and diagnose them. **What we need to see:** - M.S., or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience). 6+ years of relevant work experience - Deep knowledge of AI workloads, frameworks, and performance characteristics. - Experience building tools, workflows, or infrastructure used by other engineers. - Strong software development skills (Python, C++ preferred). - Ability to translate user requirements into scalable tooling solutions. - Up to date with AI-enabled tooling for software development and performance analysis. - Strong interpersonal skills for understanding engineer difficulties and working across multi-functional teams. **Ways to stand out from the crowd:** - Experience profiling or optimizing AI training or inference pipelines at scale - Background building developer tools or platforms for ML engineers - Contributions to open-source AI tooling or frameworks Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and other objective job-related factors. The expected base salary ranges for this position are: 184,000 USD – 287,500 USD for Level 4; and 224,000 USD – 356,500 USD for Level 5. You will also be eligible for equity and [benefits](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/benefits/). Applications for this job will be accepted at least until November 3, 2026. This posting is for an existing vacancy. NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes. NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law. ## Skills - Open-Source Software - Performance Analysis - Python - Interpersonal Skills - Artificial Intelligence - AI Training - Software Development - Machine Learning Inference - C++ - Computer Engineering - Performance Profiling - Computer Science ## Related - [More jobs at NVIDIA](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/nvidia?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Data & Analytics jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/data-and-analytics?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Machine Learning & AI jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/data-and-analytics/machine-learning-and-ai?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Artificial Intelligence Engineer jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/data-and-analytics/machine-learning-and-ai/artificial-intelligence-engineer?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Browse all companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) ## Related pages - [Computer Hardware](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/technology/computer-hardware?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 22574 jobs - [NVIDIA](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/nvidia?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 2765 jobs ## Browse - [Companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by country](https://www.foundrole.com/locations?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs in the United States by state and city](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B sponsors by location](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-sponsors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B salaries](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-salaries?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Sectors and industries](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by career field](https://www.foundrole.com/careers?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Latest jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/latest?utm_source=ai_markdown)