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Performance Engineer

NVIDIA· Engineer, Performance
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Santa Clara, CA$136k - $270.3kFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Performance Engineer to assist with Game Ready Technology production and characterization within NVIDIA's Developer and Performance Technology group, collaborating across driver, SDK, developer tech, and partner studios to characterize, test, and improve GeForce gaming technologies across current and future hardware.

Responsibilities

  • - Characterize the performance and interoperability of the latest gaming technologies against production and future hardware.
  • - Collaborate with internal driver, SDK, developer technology, and partner studio teams to ensure the highest possible compatibility, stability, and performance.
  • - Monitor and provide feedback on test suites, benchmarks, and automated validation tools to assess performance, image quality, and stability.
  • - Analyze performance regressions, graphical anomalies, or gameplay stability issues, and drive resolution with engineering teams.
  • - Continuously improve test processes, tools, and methodologies to support faster, more reliable driver validation cycles.
  • - Provide active, constant and high-profile transparency into status, dependencies and targets of each new technology across various teams within GeForce business unit.

Qualifications

  • - A degree from a leading university in a field relevant to computer science (or equivalent experience)
  • - 5+ years of experience in production or project/program management of performance-critical productivity, creative or gaming software
  • - Experience with benchmark methodology and reviewing PC hardware/games
  • - Experience in balancing multiple projects with large and geographically distributed teams
  • - Solid understanding of Agile principles and methods
  • - Experience with executive reporting and effective internal communication
  • - Background with handling technical customer relationships and effective customer communication

Skills

Required:Benchmark methodologyAgileExecutive reportingCustomer communication

Benefits

  • Equity
  • Comprehensive benefits package
  • Details at www.nvidiabenefits.com/
Last updated Sep 18, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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