Database Performance Optimization Lead

7 days ago


Santa Clara, California, United States NVIDIA Full time
Lead the Evolution of High-Performance Databases

NVIDIA is currently seeking an experienced Senior Developer Technology Engineer for High-Performance Databases, with a strong focus on accelerating databases on modern computer architectures.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work with a talented team, researching new algorithms and memory management techniques, investigating hardware and system bottlenecks, and optimizing performance of data-intensive applications.

About the Role:

  • You will research and develop techniques to GPU-accelerate high-performance database and ETL applications.
  • Work directly with other technical experts in their fields (industry and academia) to perform in-depth analysis and optimization of complex data-intensive workloads to ensure the best possible performance of current GPU architectures.
  • Influence the design of next-generation hardware architectures, software, and programming models in collaboration with research, hardware, system software, libraries, and tools teams at NVIDIA.

Requirements:

  • A Masters or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related computationally focused science degree (or equivalent experience).
  • At least 6+ years of relevant work or research experience.
  • Programming fluency in C/C++ with a deep understanding of algorithms and software design.
  • Hands-on experience with low-level parallel programming, e.g., CUDA, OpenACC, OpenMP, MPI, pthreads, TBB, etc.
  • In-depth expertise with CPU/GPU architecture fundamentals, especially memory subsystem.
  • Domain expertise in high-performance databases, ETL, and data analytics.
  • Good communication and organization skills, with a logical approach to problem solving, and prioritization skills.

We Offer:

  • A competitive base salary range of $180,000 - $339,250 USD, determined by location, experience, and industry standards.
  • Eligibility for equity and benefits packages.

About Us:

NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity in our current and future employees and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.



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