Performance Engineer Intern

NVIDIA is a worldwide technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California. NVIDIA manufactures graphics processing units (GPUs), as well as system on a chip units (SOCs) for the expanding markets. Our work in visual computing, the art and science of computer graphics, has led to thousands of patented inventions, breakthrough technologies, deep industry relationships and a globally recognized brand. Our work opens up new universes to explore, enables amazing creativity and discovery, and powers inventions such as artificial intelligence and autonomous cars.

You would join the team responsible for the maintenance, development, and execution of Desktop Gaming Performance testing in Linux and Windows environments for the world's fastest, power efficient GPUs. This job involves various challenges such as working on pre-production hardware, Gaming software and other emerging technologies. decisions.

What you’ll be doing:

• Analyze the data to draft reports and charts to visualize the results

• Work with product development engineers to tune our products for maximum performance and help define the next generation GPUs

• Study and analyze the performance on various computing platforms including graphics, CPU, memory, storage, networking, etc.

• Develop, implement and maintain automation tools to improve testing efficiency

• Test standard and custom Gaming applications on a wide variety of systems including desktop, ProVis, and virtualized platforms

What we need to see:

• Pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or similar

• Working knowledge of Linux operating systems and PC building

• Experience in game automation using Python and programming

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Strong knowledge and interest in PC games

• Knowledge of Deep Learning and neural network

• Interest in AI gaming

NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world's most desirable employers. We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working for us and, due to unprecedented growth, our special engineering teams are growing fast. If you're a creative and autonomous engineer with a real passion for technology, we want to hear from you!

The hourly rate for our interns is 18 USD - 71 USD. Our internship hourly rates are a standard pay determined based on the position and your location, year in school, degree, and experience.

You will also be eligible for Internbenefits. NVIDIA accepts applications on an ongoing basis.​

NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse 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.