
Senior Deep Learning Software Engineer, Inference
€78,000 - €194,480 per year
Key Skills
Job Description
NVIDIA seeks a Senior Software Engineer specializing in Deep Learning Inference for our growing team. As a key contributor, you will help design, build, and optimize the GPU-accelerated software that powers today’s most sophisticated AI applications. Our team is responsible for developing and maintaining high-performance deep learning frameworks, including SGLang and vLLM, which are at the forefront of efficient large-scale model serving and inference. You will play a central role in improving these platforms, facilitating smooth deployment and serving of groundbreaking language models.
You’ll work closely with the deep learning community to implement the latest algorithms for public release in frameworks like SGLang and vLLM, as well as other DL frameworks. Your work will focus on identifying and driving performance improvements for state-of-the-art LLM and Generative AI models across NVIDIA accelerators, from datacenter GPUs to edge SoCs. You'll bring to bear open-source tools and plugins—including CUTLASS, OAI Triton, NCCL, and CUDA kernels—to implement and optimize model serving pipelines.
What you'll be doing:
Performance optimization, analysis, and tuning of DL models in various domains like LLM, Multimodal and Generative AI.
Scale performance of DL models across different architectures and types of NVIDIA accelerators.
Contribute features and code to NVIDIA’s inference libraries, vLLM and SGLang, FlashInfer and LLM software solutions.
Work with cross-collaborative teams across frameworks, NVIDIA libraries and inference optimization innovative solutions.
What we need to see:
Masters or PhD or equivalent experience in relevant field (Computer Engineering, Computer Science, EECS, AI).
5+ years of relevant software development experience.
Excellent C/C++ programming and software design skills. SW Agile skills are helpful and Python experience is a plus.
Prior experience with training, deploying or optimizing the inference of DL models in production is a plus.
Prior background with performance modeling, profiling, debug, and code optimization or architectural knowledge of CPU and GPU is a plus.
Ways to stand out from the crowd:
Contribute to Deep Learning Software projects, such as PyTorch, vLLM, and SGLang to drive advancements in the field.
Experience with Multi-GPU Communications (NCCL, NVSHMEM)
Experience building and shipping products to enterprise customers.
GPU programming experience (CUDA, OAI TRITON or CUTLASS).
NVIDIA is at the forefront of breakthroughs in Artificial Intelligence, High-Performance Computing, and Visualization. Our teams are composed of driven, innovative professionals dedicated to pushing the boundaries of technology. We offer highly competitive salaries, an extensive benefits package, and a work environment that promotes diversity, inclusion, and flexibility. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to fostering a supportive and empowering workplace for all
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:Netherlands: 78,000 EUR – 135,200 EUR for Level 3; and 101,250 EUR – 175,500 EUR for Level 4.
Germany: 89,100 EUR – 154,440 EUR for Level 3; and 112,200 EUR – 194,480 EUR for Level 4.
Poland: 221,250 PLN – 383,500 PLN for Level 3; and 292,500 PLN – 507,000 PLN for Level 4.
Core Responsibilities
You will design, build, and optimize GPU-accelerated software for deep learning inference and large-scale model serving. Your role involves contributing to frameworks like SGLang and vLLM while driving performance improvements for LLMs across various NVIDIA accelerators.
Requirements
Candidates must have a Master's or PhD in a relevant field and at least 5 years of software development experience. Strong proficiency in C/C++ and experience with deep learning inference or performance optimization are required.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Benefits package
- Diversity and inclusion initiatives
- Flexibility
About NVIDIA
Industry: Computer Hardware Manufacturing
Company size: 10,001+ employees
Since its founding in 1993, NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) has been a pioneer in accelerated computing. The company’s invention of the GPU in 1999 sparked the growth of the PC gaming market, redefined computer graphics, ignited the era of modern AI and is fueling the creation of the metaverse. NVIDIA is now a full-stack computing company with data-center-scale offerings that are reshaping industry.