Research Engineer, Architecture – PhD New College Grad 2026

About Nvidia

NVIDIA has pioneered programmable GPUs and the CUDA language and is a world leader in high performance computing technology, with aggressive plans for future processors.

Job Summary

The NVIDIA Architecture Research Group is seeking an experienced software engineer to build key simulation infrastructure and help implement prototype software systems. Are you excited about contributing to cutting edge technology and research? Do you like working with extremely talented team members on groundbreaking problems? Do you have a passion for crafting software?

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with research staff and GPU architects to design and implement computer architecture SW simulation tools that are used and trusted by both research and product groups.
• Help design infrastructure to support binary instrumentation, CUDA driver level extensions and runtimes.
• Craft shared infrastructure to accelerate exploration of new computer architecture ideas.
• Collaborate with research scientists to develop and evaluate new architecture concepts.
• Develop new tools and methods for computer architecture research.
• Transfer technology to product groups.

Requirements

• BSEE/CS or MSCS or PhD or equivalent experience.
• Industry experience as software engineer or PhD-level experience.
• Strong programming ability in C/C++, and scripting languages.
• Experience as a CUDA programmer.
• Experience building computer system simulators.
• Experience building efficient low-level software tools such as runtime systems, binary translators, or compilers.
• Strong background in computer architecture and parallel computer architectures.

Benefits

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 168,000 USD – 264,500 USD. You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until January 13, 2026. This posting is for an existing vacancy. NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting process.