GPU and performance engineer jobs
GPU and performance engineer: a person in this job makes software run faster on processors and graphics chips, often for training and running AI models. Nebius, Anduril Industries, Cerebras, Pure Storage and Together AI have the most open roles with “GPU and performance engineer” or a close variant in the title right now.
234 open roles · 23 posted in the last 7 days · 13% remote · 119 companies hiring · $215K median advertised salary · checked Nov 15 against employer career pages
| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| under $75K | 0 |
| $75K to $100K | 2 |
| $100K to $125K | 3 |
| $125K to $150K | 9 |
| $150K to $175K | 11 |
| $175K to $200K | 16 |
| $200K to $250K | 34 |
| $250K to $300K | 25 |
| $300K and more | 27 |
Skills asked for in GPU and performance engineer roles
Bars show the share of these 234 roles; one role can count in several rows.
Newest GPU and performance engineer jobs
- ML Performance EngineerTensorwave · 🇺🇸Las Vegas, Nevada—PythonPyTorchLinux
- Performance Engineer (6391)itD Tech · Nearshore—PythonJavaDocker
- High Performance Computing Systems Engineer (HPC)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$125K - $160KPythonDockerLinux
- Platform Reliability & Performance EngineerAdaptyv · 🇬🇧London—PythonTypeScriptCI/CD
- Solar Asset Performance Engineer I, Operations EngineeringInvenergy · 🇺🇸Chicago, IL$80K - $95KPythonDatabricksMATLAB
- Wind Asset Performance Engineer I, Operations EngineeringInvenergy · 🇺🇸Chicago, IL$70K - $95KPythonDatabricksMATLAB
- Aerodynamics & Performance Engineer (R5732)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Dallas, TX, US—PythonMATLABSimulink
- HPC Data Center Ops EngineerSfcompute · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA—PythonLinuxAWS
- Member of Technical Staff, Performance EngineeringPsi · 🇺🇸Boston—HybridPythonC++CUDA
- HPC Service AdminCSC – IT Center for Science · 🇫🇮Espoo, Uusimaa, Finland—HybridLinuxKubernetesSecurity clearance
- HPC Platform SpecialistCSC – IT Center for Science · 🇫🇮Espoo, Finland; Kajaani, Finland—HybridPythonC++Linux
- Vehicle Dynamics Quality Performance EngineerALTEN Technology USA · 🇺🇸Chelsea, Michigan, United States—MATLABDriver's licenseEnglish
- GPU Compute Partnerships & Commercial Operations ManagerNebius · 🇺🇸United States$160K - $205K
- Senior Platform Performance Engineer2K · 🇺🇸San Mateo, California, United States$113K - $167KSeniorUnreal Engine
- Senior Platform Performance Engineer31st Union · 🇺🇸San Mateo, California, United States$113K - $167KSeniorUnreal EngineGPU programming
- HPC/GPU Data Center Network Engineer - Member of Technical StaffDesignworkstalent · Bellevue—Hybrid
- HPC/GPU Hardware /Machine Design Engineer - Member of Technical StaffDesignworkstalent · Bellevue—HybridAirflow
- HPC/GPU Performance / Kernel Engineer - Member of Technical StaffDesignworkstalent · Bellevue—HybridMachine LearningCUDA
- HPC/GPU Infrastructure Software Engineer - Member of Technical StaffDesignworkstalent · Bellevue—HybridTerraformLinuxKubernetes
- Staff Engineer, Infrastructure – HPC & AI ComputeATOMS · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$224K - $284KLead and aboveGoPythonC++
- ML Research Engineer, Performance OptimizationLila Sciences · 🇺🇸Cambridge, MA USA; San Francisco, CA USA$148K - $240KDockerMachine LearningLLM
- HPC Application SpecialistCSC – IT Center for Science · 🇫🇮Espoo, Uusimaa, Finland—HybridPythonDockerLinux
- Senior AI Research Engineer - GPU Systems & KernelsDatadog · 🇫🇷Paris, France—SeniorRustPythonC++
- GPU Kernel EngineerSciforium · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$190K - $250KPythonC++LLM
- Software Engineer, GPU InfrastructureCohere · 🇺🇸Seattle$175K - $325KRemoteGoPythonLinux
- Sr. Software Engineer, Kernels/CUDA (C++)xAI · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, CA$220K - $357KSeniorC++LinuxCUDA
- Principal/Staff HPC Network EngineerSfcompute · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$250K - $280KLead and aboveLinuxKubernetesAWS
- Flight Performance EngineerNeros Technologies · 🇺🇸Torrance, California, United States$98K - $136KPythonMATLAB
- Compute Systems Architect - Expeditionary AI/HPC Data CentersAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Mountain View, California, United States · +1 more location$146K - $222KAIComputer VisionSecurity clearance
- Test Engineer 3 - Linux/Bash/Python/HPC/Gitlab/CI/CD/DockerCaptivation Software · 🇺🇸Annapolis Junction, MD$130K - $270KPythonDockerLinux
- Software Engineer 2 - Linux/Bash/Python/Rust/HPC/CI/CD/Git/AgileCaptivation Software · 🇺🇸Annapolis Junction, MD$130K - $270KRustPythonDocker
- Software Engineer 2 - Linux/Bash/Python/HashiCorp/Docker/Ansible/HPCCaptivation Software · 🇺🇸Annapolis Junction, MD$130K - $270KPythonDockerLinux
- Staff Software Engineer - GPU System Software, Onboard ExecutionZoox · 🇺🇸Foster City, CA$290,000 - $322,000 a weekLead and above
- HPC and CAE OwnerNeuralconcept · Cambridge—Hybrid
- Staff Network Performance EngineerSkylo · 🇮🇳Bangalore, India—HybridLead and abovePythonSQLGrafana
- HPC Systems EngineerAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$147K - $196KAzurePyTorchTensorFlow
- Engineer - HPC PlatformXenon7 · 🇺🇸Chicago, Illinois, United States—RemotePythonDockerTerraform
- Sr. HPC Engineer - PlatformsPsiQuantum · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, California—SeniorPythonC++Docker
- Head of Operations (GPU Fleet)Lyceum · 🇩🇪Berlin—Lead and above
- Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, GPU Cluster Infrastructure)Perplexity · 🇺🇸San Francisco$250K - $485KRustGoC++
- GNC Performance Engineer IRelativity Space · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$106K - $160KRustPythonC++
- 2027 Summer Intern, MS/PhD, Sensor Performance Engineer InternWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA, USA—InternPythonSQLDSP
- Robot Performance EngineerDexory · Wallingford, OX—LinuxROS
- Fleet Performance EngineerDexory · Wallingford, OX—PythonLinuxROS
- Member of Technical Staff - GPU PerformanceGimlet · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$150K - $390KCUDA
- HPC Systems EngineerUrsa Major · 🇺🇸Longmont, Colorado$108K - $135KPythonTerraformLinux
- Performance EngineerCuspai · 🇬🇧London, UK—HybridGCPAzureMachine Learning
- Senior Staff/Principal Software Engineer - GPU System Software, Onboard ExecutionZoox · 🇺🇸Foster City, CA$339K - $455KLead and aboveC++LinuxCUDA
- Staff Software Engineer, GPU InferenceCerebras · 🇨🇦Toronto, CAN—HybridLead and abovePythonC++.NET
- Integrator Performance Engineer - Warehouse Robotics AutomationExotec · 🇺🇸Atlanta, Georgia, United States—PythonJavaC++
- AI Performance Engineer - New GradSambaNova · 🇺🇸Austin, Texas, United States; San Jose, California, Unite…$131K - $197KJuniorPythonC++Machine Learning
- Software Engineer, TPU CompilersOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$380K - $500KHybridMachine LearningCompilers
- Senior Staff Inference Performance EngineerD Matrix · 🇺🇸Santa Clara$175K - $265KHybridLead and aboveRustPythonC++
- Product Finance Director, AI Products & GPU Investment StrategyDatabricks · 🇺🇸Mountain View, California; San Francisco, California; Sea…$201K - $308KLead and abovePythonSQLAI
- Research Engineer, GPU PerformanceMistral.ai · 🇫🇷Paris—LLMCI/CD
- Senior Software Engineer - Low Level GPUPlayStation Global · 🇬🇧United Kingdom, London—SeniorC++
- Tech Lead Manager, GPU Cluster InfrastructureFar.ai · Remote (International)$225K - $325KRemoteLead and aboveRustGoPython
- Senior Software Engineer, GPU Cluster InfrastructureFar.ai · Remote (International)$150K - $275KRemoteSeniorRustGoPython
- Staff AI Performance EngineerGraphcore · 🇺🇸Milpitas, California, United States—Lead and abovePythonC++Machine Learning
- Principal AI Performance EngineerGraphcore · 🇺🇸Austin, Texas, United States—Lead and abovePythonC++Machine Learning
- Senior AI Performance EngineerGraphcore · 🇺🇸Austin, Texas, United States—SeniorPythonC++Machine Learning
- Staff Software Engineer, Console GPU InferencePlayStation Global · 🇬🇧United Kingdom, London—Lead and aboveC++Machine Learning
- Principal Performance Architect, Flashblade//EXAPure Storage · 🇺🇸Santa Clara, California$269K - $329KLead and aboveS3Product marketingHigh-performance computing
- Engineering Manager, ML Performance OptimizationZoox · 🇺🇸Foster City, CA$276K - $343KPyTorchCUDADistributed training
- Senior HPC Developer - RDMA NetworkingClockwork.io · 🇺🇸On Site, Palo Alto, California$150K - $230KSeniorC++Linux
- Senior HPC & GPU Infrastructure EngineerSciforium · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$150K - $220KSeniorPythonTerraformMachine Learning
- Datacenter & Agentic AI Workload Performance Optimization EngineerTenstorrent · 🇺🇸🇨🇦Santa Clara, California, United States; Toronto, Ontario…—RustGoPython
- Performance Engineer, Kernel and MemoryCloudflare · Hybrid—HybridLinuxCDNS
- MTS - Performance EngineeringPure Storage · 🇮🇳Bangalore, India · +1 more location—LinuxLoad testingNetworking protocols
- Staff ML Performance Engineer, Performance ArchitectureWayve · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, California USA$370K - $395KHybridLead and abovePythonMachine LearningCUDA
- Senior ML Performance Engineer, Inference OptimisationWayve · 🇬🇧London, United Kingdom—HybridSeniorPythonC++CUDA
- HPC Cloud EngineerAccenture Federal Services · 🇺🇸Hill AFB, UT$106K - $206KPythonTerraformKafka
- Research Engineer / Performance Engineer, RL Distributed SystemsAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA$500K - $850KRustPythonC++
- Software Engineer, GPU PerformanceHeyGen · 🇸🇬Los Angeles, Palo Alto, San Francisco, Toronto, Singapore—PythonC++Machine Learning
- ML Algorithm Mapping and Performance Engineer, Core MLCerebras · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, CA—HybridPythonC++.NET
- Sr. HPC Systems Engineer (High Performance Computing)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$165K - $265KSeniorPythonDockerLinux
- Sr. High Performance Computing (HPC) Systems EngineerSpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$165K - $265KSeniorPythonDockerLinux
- AI Infrastructure Engineer (GPU) - Remote EMEAPragmatike · 🇺🇦Ukraine—RemotePythonTerraformMachine Learning
- GPU System Reliability Engineer LeadCowboyspace · 🇺🇸San Carlos, California$150K - $225KLead and abovePythonPower AutomateFirmware
- Software Engineer - Performance EngineeringALO · 🇺🇸Beverly Hills, California, United States$90K - $120KCI/CD
- Senior Software Performance EngineerMay Mobility · 🇺🇸Ann Arbor, MI - Remote$160K - $180KRemoteSeniorC++LinuxCI/CD
- Senior Thermal Engineer, Expeditionary AI / HPC Data CentersAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Mountain View, California, United States · +2 more locations$175K - $231KSeniorPythonAIMATLAB
- Systems Research Engineer Intern - GPU Programming (Summer 2027)Together AI · 🇺🇸San Francisco—InternCUDAReinforcement learningGPU programming
- Staff HPC Infrastructure EngineerVast · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$171K - $243KLead and abovePythonTerraformGCP
- Senior Staff AI Accelerator Performance ArchitectCerebras · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, CA$175K - $275KLead and abovePythonC++.NET
- Principal Software Engineer - Performance Engineering (Cloud Infrastructure)Snowflake · 🇺🇸US-CA-Menlo Park$264K - $380KLead and aboveGCPAzureAWS
- Performance Architect, CPU ClusterTenstorrent · 🇺🇸Austin, Texas, United States; Santa Clara, California, Un…—CompilersComputer architectureRTL design
- Principal Database Performance Engineer - Core Engineering (C++)ClickHouse · 🇩🇪Germany—RemoteLead and aboveC++Operating systems
- Senior Manager, Field Performance Engineering, Energy StorageRedwood Materials · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California, United States$230K - $300KSenior
- GPU Kernel Engineer – CUDA, Triton & Accelerator PerformanceAnyone Ai · 🇦🇷Argentina - Fully Remote$65 an hourRemoteAWSCUDA
- HPC/ GPU Cluster ArchitectSfcompute · Remote$220K - $300KRemoteLinuxKubernetesAWS
- Staff HPC Systems ArchitectLambda · 🇺🇸San Jose Office (First St)$314K - $465KHybridLead and aboveMachine LearningKubernetesPRDs
- Staff HPC Network ArchitectLambda · 🇺🇸San Jose Office (First St)$284K - $420KHybridLead and aboveMachine LearningDistributed trainingNetwork engineering
- Principal Engineer, SoC NPU ArchitectSamsung Research America · 🇺🇸665 Clyde Avenue, Mountain View, CA, USA$242K - $377KLead and abovePythonC++Machine Learning
- Staff Product Manager, GPU InfrastructureNscale · 🇺🇸New York$220K - $260KLead and aboveJiraDatadogPrometheus
- Sr. Staff Power Performance ArchitectD Matrix · 🇺🇸Santa Clara$165K - $265KHybridLead and abovePython
- Software Engineer, GPU KernelsRiver AI Inc. · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, CA$200K - $420KPythonC++PyTorch
- Staff Engineer, Distributed Storage and HPC & AI InfrastructureTogether AI · 🇳🇱Amsterdam—Lead and aboveGoPythonTerraform
- GPU Server Hardware Validation EngineerPragmatike · 🇨🇳China / Zhuhai · +1 more location—PythonLinuxCUDA
- Staff GPU Inference SDETCerebras · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, CA—HybridLead and abovePythonC++.NET
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Who is hiring for GPU and performance engineer roles
Where GPU and performance engineer roles are
- 🇺🇸United States161
- 🇺🇸California119
- 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area96
- 🇪🇺Europe29
- 🌏Asia-Pacific28
- 🇺🇸Seattle, WA17
- 🇬🇧United Kingdom16
- 🇺🇸New York, NY15
- 🇬🇧London13
- 🇮🇳India12
A role that lists several places is counted in each of them.
What GPU and performance engineer roles pay, by level
| Level in the title | Median advertised salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| No level in the title | $208K | 72 |
| Senior | $203K | 27 |
| Lead and above | $258K | 27 |
Medians of the midpoints of advertised yearly US-dollar ranges; a level needs at least 15 such roles. Advertised, not verified pay.
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Roles where employers ask for the same skills. The bar shows how much the skill lists overlap; the text names the shared skills and, where 30 postings state pay, the median advertised pay there.
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GPU and performance engineer salaryQuestions about GPU and performance engineer jobs
- What is a GPU and performance engineer job?
- In a GPU and performance engineer job, a person makes software run faster on processors and graphics chips, often for training and running AI models. 234 such roles are open on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026.
- How many GPU and performance engineer jobs are open right now?
- There are 234 open GPU and performance engineer jobs at 119 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 23 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.
- Which companies have the most GPU and performance engineer jobs?
- Right now the most openings are at Nebius (10), Anduril Industries (9), Cerebras (8), Pure Storage (6) and Together AI (6). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
- Are there remote GPU and performance engineer jobs?
- 30 of the 234 open GPU and performance engineer jobs (13%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.
- What do GPU and performance engineer jobs pay?
- The median advertised salary is $215K, based on 127 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $185K and $288K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay. Most employers here are technology companies, so the figures run above the wider market for the same work.
- Is it hard to get a GPU and performance engineer job?
- 3 of the 234 open GPU and performance engineer jobs (1%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 118 postings that state experience, the median asks for 5 years. 119 companies are hiring and 23 roles were posted in the last seven days. Matching your resume to the skills each posting names helps most; the free resume builder shows the match.
- How is AI changing GPU and performance engineer jobs?
- 106 of the 234 open GPU and performance engineer jobs (45%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often PyTorch, LLM, Machine Learning. Employers still list 234 such roles today at 119 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- What skills do GPU and performance engineer jobs ask for?
- Most often Python (54%), High-performance computing (35%), C++ (35%), CUDA (33%), Linux (32%) of the 234 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- Which job titles come up most in GPU and performance engineer jobs?
- Member of Technical Staff (16), Software Engineer (16), Performance Engineer (14), GPU Cluster Engineer (5), Engineering Manager (4): the most common titles among the 234 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
- Are GPU and performance engineer jobs in demand in 2026?
- 234 GPU and performance engineer jobs are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 119 companies, 0.2% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 23 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $215K. 30 (13%) can be done remotely.
- How do I apply for GPU and performance engineer jobs?
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