Senior Software Engineer – Accelerated Quantum Chemistry and cuEST
$184,000 - $356,500 USD yearly
Originally posted 12 June 2026 by the employer. Relisted by the employer on 31 October 2026.
About the role
cuEST begins with Gaussian-basis quantum chemistry to serve applications ranging from drug discovery to semiconductor process development.
What you'll do
- Own the engineering lifecycle of cuEST from concept to shipped CUDA-X math library.
- Architect, implement, optimize, productize, and deploy production-grade GPU solutions for quantum chemistry library primitives.
- Provide technical leadership for specific code modules and contribute to broader engineering projects.
- Collaborate across engineering, product, and program organizations to take products to market with partner and customer engagement.
What you'll need
- 10+ years of experience in developing high performance numerical methods for scientific computing.
- 5+ years of experience in developing production-grade quantum chemistry packages.
- PhD or equivalent experience in computational physics, computational chemistry, computer science, or related technical fields.
- Expert knowledge of GPU software development and performance optimization.
- Proficiency in C++, CUDA, and common quantum chemistry tools.
- Experience with lean team-based software engineering, including familiarity with agentic AI tools.
Skills: quantum chemistry, NVIDIA GPUs, cuEST, CUDA-X, high performance numerical methods
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This role has been open 140 days — well above the 52-day median for Infrastructure/Platform Software roles.
Infrastructure/Platform Software · GPU Software Stack
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Open roles in category
257
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Median days open
52 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$221k
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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 (257 roles · 18 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 142 | 257 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 1117 | 6361 · 144 employers |
| Median days open | 64 d | 52 d (+12 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $221k |
Skills observed across this category: quantum chemistry, NVIDIA GPUs, cuEST, CUDA-X, high performance numerical methods
Who's hiring in this category
- NVIDIA (this employer) · 126 open roles · median 59 d
- AMD · 53 open roles · median 59 d
- Intel Corporation · 30 open roles · median 17 d
- Qualcomm · 17 open roles · median 190 d
- Arm Holdings · 10 open roles · median 3 d
- Graphcore · 4 open roles · median 10 d
How we counted: 257 open Infrastructure/Platform Software (GPU Software Stack) roles from 18 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 31 Oct 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.