Senior Software Engineer, CUTLASS Performance
NVIDIA· Engineer, Sys SW
Santa Clara, CA, Austin, TX, Hillsboro, OR, Durham, NC, Redmond, WA$152k - $287.5kfull-timePosted 4mo ago
About the role
Senior software engineer focused on benchmarking and optimizing CUTLASS kernel performance for DL models, bridging theory and real-world performance, and driving performance improvements across NVIDIA GPU architectures.
Responsibilities
- Benchmark the performance of state-of-the-art deep learning models’ inference and training passes to identify key GPU kernel and fusion opportunities.
- Identify gaps between theoretical and realized performance, and suggest software improvements or model adjustments to resolve them.
- Develop tooling to automate the benchmarking, analysis, and performance optimization loop to push the limit of CUTLASS kernel performance within DL networks.
- Be the authoritative resource on kernel performance in the team and engage with teams across NVIDIA including GPU architecture, DL frameworks, and QA as the performance representative for the CUTLASS team.
Qualifications
- Masters or PhD degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- 3+ years of relevant industry experience.
- Strong programming skills in Python and C++.
- Experience in software performance analysis and optimization.
- Deep understanding of computer architecture and familiarity with GPUs or similar parallel processing architectures.
Skills
Required:PythonC++Performance analysis and optimizationComputer architecture / GPUs
Benefits
- equity
- benefits
Last updated Jun 26, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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