AI Software Engineer, Lightspeed Studios at NVIDIA

Department: Engineer, Tech SW

Compensation

$224,000 – $431,250/yr

Setup: Remote
Location: California
Type: Full-time
Level: senior
Posted: Sep 28, 2026

Description

NVIDIA Lightspeed Studios is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to develop and ship AI-powered software for real-time gaming projects, including world models and video diffusion models. The role involves training and evaluating models, optimizing GPU inference, integrating AI into game engines, profiling bottlenecks, and leading technical decisions while mentoring engineers and collaborating with research, rendering, and art teams. Candidates need advanced degrees or equivalent experience, 12+ years of software engineering experience, expert C++ and Python, deep learning and GPU inference expertise, and a record of shipping complex prototypes.

Required Skills

C++
Python
PyTorch
CUDA
TensorRT
Triton
Video generation
World models
Diffusion models
Transformers
Neural rendering

Additional Information

Minimum Education: Bachelor's, master's, or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience
Required Previous Experiences: 12+ years of software engineering experience, including substantial hands-on work shipping AI, deep learning, or machine learning systems
Hands-on experience training and fine-tuning deep learning models with PyTorch or a similar framework, including distributed training
Experience in video generation, world models, diffusion or flow-matching models, transformers, or neural rendering
Experience optimizing GPU inference with CUDA, TensorRT, TensorRT-LLM, or Triton
A track record of turning complex prototypes into shipped products and clear communication across research, engineering, and art
Preferred Qualifications: Hands-on experience with interactive, action-conditioned, or real-time world models or video generation
Experience developing custom CUDA or Triton kernels
Experience with game engine development or real-time rendering pipelines
Open-source contributions, publications, or patents
Translation Company Name: NVIDIA Lightspeed Studios