HPC Performance Engineer — NVIDIA (ufficio Zurich)
- Location
- Zürich
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- Yesterday
Role overview
NVIDIA has been transforming computer graphics, PC gaming, and accelerated computing for more than 25 years.
It’s a unique legacy of innovation that’s fueled by great technology—and amazing people.
Today, we’re tapping into the unlimited potential of AI to define the next era of computing.
- NVIDIA has been transforming computer graphics, PC gaming, and accelerated computing for more than 25 years.
- It’s a unique legacy of innovation that’s fueled by great technology—and amazing people.
Application process
- Our performance engineers analyze High Performance Computing (HPC) applications with the intent of improving performance by driving compiler optimizations and library enhancements.
- This role offers the chance to work with a wide range of applications, from small benchmarks running on single-CPU core to full-scale applications running on multi-node multi-GPU systems.
- You'll find optimization opportunities and work closely with our compiler development and application engineering teams to deliver effective solutions. What you'll be doing:
- Analyze the effect of different compilers and compiler optimizations on HPC application performance.
- Evaluate whether and how the compiler and runtime can improve the performance of key HPC applications on CPU and CPU/GPU platforms.
- Communicate limits of compiler capabilities with application engineering to guide the best path forward towards improving performance.
- Port HPC applications to different platforms and programming models.
- Evaluate the impact of NVHPC package components, device driver, and system configuration on application performance. What we need to see:
Additional details
- You'll find optimization opportunities and work closely with our compiler development and application engineering teams to deliver effective solutions. What you'll be doing:
- Evaluate the impact of NVHPC package components, device driver, and system configuration on application performance. What we need to see:
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, along with the ability to work in a dynamic development team. Ways to stand out from the crowd:
Notes and original content
- You'll find optimization opportunities and work closely with our compiler development and application engineering teams to deliver effective solutions.
- What you'll be doing:
- Evaluate the impact of NVHPC package components, device driver, and system configuration on application performance.
- What we need to see:
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, along with the ability to work in a dynamic development team.
- Ways to stand out from the crowd:
Questions about this listing
What salary does NVIDIA (ufficio Zurich) offer for this role?
NVIDIA (ufficio Zurich) lists CHF 73'500 - 111'500 gross per year for this position in Zürich. This is the salary published in the original listing (or, when the employer omits a figure, a realistic estimate for the role and sector) — the calculator on this site converts it to your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does NVIDIA (ufficio Zurich) offer?
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