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# Senior Performance Verification Engineer at NVIDIA

Department: Engineer, Verification

Compensation

$136,000 – $264,500/yr

**Setup**
: On-site

**Location**
: California

**Type**
: Full-time

**Level**
: senior

**Posted**
: May 4, 2026

## Description

NVIDIA is hiring a Senior Performance Verification Engineer to lead performance verification strategy for sophisticated CPU designs. The role involves analyzing workloads and benchmarks, identifying performance bottlenecks, developing microbenchmarks, building verification infrastructure, and collaborating with architects and design engineers. The engineer will also provide technical guidance to junior engineers and work across multiple projects. The position requires a BS or MS in EE/ECE or equivalent experience, at least three years of relevant CPU performance experience, strong CPU microarchitecture knowledge, workload characterization experience, and scripting skills in Perl, Python, or C++. The base salary range is 136,000 USD to 218,500 USD for Level 3 and 168,000 USD to 264,500 USD for Level 4, with equity and benefits available. Applications were accepted until May 8, 2026.

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