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Principal CPU Performance Architect at NVIDIA

Department: Architect

Compensation

$272,000 – $431,250/yr

Setup
On-site
Location
Santa Clara, California
Type
Full-time
Level
senior
Posted

Description

NVIDIA is hiring a CPU Microarchitect for its CPU Performance Architecture team in Santa Clara, California. The role focuses on innovating and improving CPU performance through microarchitectural ideas, modeling improvements, implementing solutions, collaborating with build, verification, and post-silicon teams, and resolving timing, power, and area issues. Candidates need deep CPU microarchitecture knowledge, experience across front-end, midcore, and memory-subsystem areas, performance-modeling and debugging experience, strong collaboration and advocacy skills, and at least 16 years of frontline CPU project experience. The base salary is 272,000 USD to 431,250 USD, with equity and benefits, and applications were accepted until July 20, 2026.

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