Jobs / United States / Nvidia Corporation
Senior Engineer, Performance
Nvidia Corporation · 🇺🇸 US, CA, Santa Clara
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 2,374 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 394 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Nvidia Corporation paid sponsored hires in similar roles701 certified filings for “Engineer Senior Systems Software” (Software Developers) in CA: $173k–$214k, median $190k. Most were filed at wage level IV (82%) — 4 lottery entries, ≈61% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. The pay stated here (136,000 USD) is below what this employer usually pays sponsored hires for this role. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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The US Department of Labor certified 2,374 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 394 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
As a Performance Engineer at NVIDIA, you will be part of a team that’s advancing the limits of what technology can achieve. This is an outstanding opportunity to work at the forefront of AI, accelerated computing, and modern graphics technologies. You will play a crucial role in crafting the future of our products and influencing key business decisions. If you’re passionate about performance analysis and eager to contribute to world-class innovations, this is the perfect role for you! What you’ll be doing: • Work directly with Marketing, Architecture, and Engineering across Enterprise business units to provide competitive and internal data analysis. Your insights will set industry performance expectations, support new product initiatives, and influence business decisions. • Bring-up, maintain, and debug pre-production, reference, and consumer hardware to help build the next great NVIDIA product. • Run performance, image quality, and power tests of Professional Visualization, AI, and LLM benchmark applications on various GPUs • Develop and maintain Python-based automation scripts and tools to streamline benchmarking procedures and balance configuration files. • Design new tools and create efficient processes to improve benchmarking analysis and reporting workflows • Analyze and validate results from test runs and craft reports that will be used by various groups within the company. What we need to see: • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a technical or business marketing field along with 5+ years of experience. • Knowledge of Enterprise Workstation/AI/LLM application benchmarking fundamentals, performance analysis, and competitive data comparisons. • Deep understanding in the field 3D application performance testing methods and techniques. • Excellent programming and debugging skills in a scripting language; Python preferred. • Expert knowledge of hardware & PC components to identify and root-cause performance bottlenecks. • Strong verbal and written interpersonal skills. • Demonstrated ability to balance multiple simultaneous projects successfully. Ways to stand out from the crowd: • Strong skills or previous experience in benchmarking and competitive analysis. • Experience with LLM development and deployment. • Knowledge of NVIDIA hardware and NVIDIA software products. • Strong collaboration and interpersonal skills. Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 136,000 USD - 212,750 USD. You will also be eligible for equity and benefits . Applications for this job will be accepted at least until September 27, 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.