What are the responsibilities and job description for the Engineering Manager, Deep Learning Inference position at NVIDIA AI?
Job Requisition ID
JR2021468
Job Category
Engineering
Time Type
Full time
NVIDIA is seeking an exceptional Manager, Deep Learning Inference Software, to lead a world-class engineering team advancing the state of AI model deployment. You will shape the software powering today’s most sophisticated AI systems — from large language models to multimodal generative AI — all accelerated on NVIDIA GPUs. The Deep Learning Inference team develops and optimizes open-source frameworks that make AI deployment scalable, efficient, and accessible — including vLLM / SGLang, and FlashInfer. Our work enables developers worldwide to harness NVIDIA accelerators for real-time inference at every scale, from datacenter clusters to edge devices.
What You'll Be Doing
Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 184,000 USD - 287,500 USD for Level 2, and 224,000 USD - 356,500 USD for Level 3.
You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.
Applications for this job will be accepted at least until August 9, 2026.
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.
NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.
JR2021468
Job Category
Engineering
Time Type
Full time
NVIDIA is seeking an exceptional Manager, Deep Learning Inference Software, to lead a world-class engineering team advancing the state of AI model deployment. You will shape the software powering today’s most sophisticated AI systems — from large language models to multimodal generative AI — all accelerated on NVIDIA GPUs. The Deep Learning Inference team develops and optimizes open-source frameworks that make AI deployment scalable, efficient, and accessible — including vLLM / SGLang, and FlashInfer. Our work enables developers worldwide to harness NVIDIA accelerators for real-time inference at every scale, from datacenter clusters to edge devices.
What You'll Be Doing
- Lead, mentor, and scale a high-performing engineering team focused on deep learning inference and GPU-accelerated software.
- Drive the strategy, roadmap, and execution of NVIDIA’s inference frameworks engineering, focusing on Client AI.
- Partner with internal compiler, libraries, and research teams to deliver end-to-end optimized inference pipelines across NVIDIA accelerators.
- Oversee performance tuning, profiling, and optimization of large-scale models for LLM, multimodal, and generative AI applications.
- Guide engineers in adopting best practices for CUDA, Triton, CUTLASS, and multi-GPU communications (NIXL, NCCL, NVSHMEM).
- Represent the team in roadmap and planning discussions, ensuring alignment with NVIDIA’s broader AI and software strategies.
- Foster a culture of technical excellence, open collaboration, and continuous innovation.
- MS, PhD, or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Electrical/Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- 6 overall years of software development experience, including 3 years in technical leadership or engineering management.
- Strong background in C/C software design and development; proficiency in Python is a plus.
- Hands-on experience with GPU programming (CUDA, Triton, CUTLASS) and performance optimization.
- Proven record of deploying or optimizing deep learning models in production environments.
- Experience leading teams using Agile or collaborative software development practices.
- Significant open-source contributions to deep learning or inference frameworks such as PyTorch, vLLM / SGLang, Triton, or TensorRT-LLM.
- Deep understanding of multi-GPU communications (NIXL, NCCL, NVSHMEM) and distributed inference architectures.
- Expertise in performance modeling, profiling, and system-level optimization across CPU and GPU platforms.
- Proven ability to mentor engineers, guide architectural decisions, and deliver complex projects with measurable impact.
- Publications, patents, or talks on LLM serving, model optimization, or GPU performance engineering.
Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 184,000 USD - 287,500 USD for Level 2, and 224,000 USD - 356,500 USD for Level 3.
You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.
Applications for this job will be accepted at least until August 9, 2026.
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.
NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.