AI/ML Hardware
Originally posted 22 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
What you'll do
- Perform in-depth analysis and optimization of complex AI and HPC algorithms on modern CPU and GPU architectures.
- Publish and/or present discovered optimization techniques in developer blogs or relevant conferences.
- Influence the design of hardware architectures, software, and programming models in collaboration with research, hardware, system software, libraries, and tools teams.
What you'll need
- Advanced degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related computationally focused science degree (or equivalent experience).
- 8+ years of relevant experience in software development or research work.
- Programming fluency in C/C++ with a deep understanding of algorithms and software development.
- Background that includes parallel programming (e.g., CUDA, OpenACC, OpenMP, MPI, pthreads).
- Hands-on experience doing low-level performance optimizations.
- In-depth expertise with CPU and GPU architecture fundamentals.
Market context
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 68-day median for AI/ML Hardware Engineering roles.
AI/ML Hardware Engineering · AI ML Hardware
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Open roles in category
514
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Median days open
68 d
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Median salary
$232k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, and who else is hiring
| Metric | NVIDIA | All employers we track in this specialty (514 roles · 75 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 87 | 514 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 1001 | 5948 · 143 employers |
| Median days open | 69 d | 68 d (+1 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $232k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 106 open roles · median 101 d
- NVIDIA (this employer) · 84 open roles · median 63 d
- AMD · 46 open roles · median 61 d
- Micron Technology · 33 open roles · median 43 d
- Mobileye · 21 open roles · median 57 d
- Analog Devices · 14 open roles · median 26 d
How we counted: 514 open AI/ML Hardware Engineering (AI ML Hardware) roles from 75 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 23 Sept 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.