GPU Architect - New College Graduate 2027 - Shanghai, China
Originally posted 20 September 2026 by the employer — open 1 day.
Join the GPU Architecture group.
About the role
This role involves developing and enhancing features in the GPU architecture that advance graphics features, graphics performance, parallel programming models, or parallel computing performance.
What you'll do
- Investigate and design new hardware features for future graphics and parallel processing architectures.
- Document, design, and develop tools to analyze and simulate, validate, and verify functional or performance models.
- Develop tests, testplans, and testing infrastructure for new graphics or parallel processing architectures.
- Work on simulators, RTL, and real silicon.
What you'll need
- MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Engineering or equivalent experience.
- Strong programming ability in C, C++, Perl, and Python.
- Background in computer architecture.
- Background in graphics algorithms, parallel processing, signal processing, and/or high performance computing.
Skills: GPU architecture, graphics performance, parallel computing, simulators, RTL
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 67-day median for SoC/Chip Architecture roles.
SoC/Chip Architecture · SOC Architecture
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Open roles in category
447
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Median days open
67 d
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Median salary
$238k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | NVIDIA | All employers we track in this specialty (447 roles · 62 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 60 | 447 |
| Open roles in the wider Digital Design & Verification family | 244 | 3020 · 114 employers |
| Median days open | 45 d | 67 d (−22 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $238k |
Skills observed across this category: GPU architecture, graphics performance, parallel computing, simulators, RTL
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 67 open roles · median 80 d
- NVIDIA (this employer) · 59 open roles · median 45 d
- AMD · 35 open roles · median 73 d
- Arm Holdings · 27 open roles · median 88 d
- Renesas Electronics · 21 open roles · median 87 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 19 open roles · median 90 d
How we counted: 447 open SoC/Chip Architecture (SOC Architecture) roles from 62 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 21 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 Digital Design & Verification family row. Figures refresh nightly.