GPU System and Scheduling Architect – New College Grad 2026
$124,000 - $241,500 USD yearly
Originally posted 3 November 2026 by the employer.
About the role
As a GPU System and Scheduling Architect - New College Graduate, you will contribute to designing the GPU system interface and analyzing how GPU sub-system modules interoperate with the overall system.
What you'll do
- Understand how GPU sub-system modules interoperate and interact with the overall system.
- Architect and plan features in concert with software, hardware, and verification teams.
- Create functional and performance models, primarily in C++, along with test plans to validate designed features.
- Actively support post-silicon validation activities.
What you'll need
- Recently completed MS or PhD in Computer Architecture, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
- Coursework or past experience in Computer Architecture, Operation systems, or System Architecture.
- Strong proficiency coding in C or C++.
- Ability to create test plans for post-silicon validation activities.
Skills: computer architecture, GPU, C++, performance modeling, scheduling
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This role has been open 0 days — well below the 76-day median for SoC/Chip Architecture roles.
SoC/Chip Architecture · SOC Architecture
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Open roles in category
490
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Median days open
76 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$230k
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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 (490 roles · 67 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 63 | 490 |
| Open roles in the wider Digital Design & Verification family | 272 | 3468 · 120 employers |
| Median days open | 77 d | 76 d (+1 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $230k |
Skills observed across this category: computer architecture, GPU, C++, performance modeling, scheduling
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 78 open roles · median 89 d
- NVIDIA (this employer) · 62 open roles · median 77 d
- Apple · 52 open roles · median 26 d
- AMD · 37 open roles · median 70 d
- Arm Holdings · 28 open roles · median 7 d
- Micron Technology · 21 open roles · median 111 d
How we counted: 490 open SoC/Chip Architecture (SOC Architecture) roles from 67 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 4 Nov 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.