Senior C++ Software Engineer - AI Developer Tools

The NVIDIA PerfTech team is looking for a talented C++ Software Engineer to help build the next generation of AI-powered developer tools. You will apply strong C++ and software-engineering fundamentals while gaining hands-on experience with agentic workflows, retrieval systems, and AI services.

In this role, you will contribute to Genie, NVIDIA's company-wide AI knowledge and developer-productivity service. You will work across C++ tools and AI services to help engineers find information, understand complex systems, and work more effectively.

What You'll Be Doing

• Develop production-quality C++ components, APIs, and integrations for NVIDIA's AI-powered developer-tools ecosystem.
• Build capabilities connecting native C++ tools with Genie's retrieval and agentic features.
• Contribute to agentic workflows, retrieval systems, ingestion pipelines, MCP tools, APIs, and enterprise integrations.
• Build benchmarks and improve retrieval quality, reliability, performance, and resource usage.
• Own features from investigation and design through implementation, testing, and delivery.
• Collaborate with graphics, software, and hardware teams developing performance-analysis and developer tools.

What We Need to See

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of modern C++ programming skills gained through professional experience, internships, or substantial technical projects.
• Good understanding of data structures, algorithms, object-oriented design, multithreading, debugging, and testing.
• Ability and motivation to work across C++ systems and Python-based AI services.
• Familiarity with AI-powered applications, agentic workflows, retrieval systems, or related technologies.
• Ability to investigate unfamiliar problems, learn new technologies, and follow work through to completion.
• Good communication and collaboration skills, with openness to technical feedback.

Ways to Stand Out From the Crowd

• Experience building substantial C++ applications, developer tools, or performance-sensitive systems.
• Familiarity with C++ performance analysis, concurrency, memory management, or large codebases.
• Hands-on experience with RAG, semantic search, embeddings, vector databases, or retrieval evaluation.
• Experience with MCP, REST APIs, structured tool calling, or agent frameworks.
• Knowledge of GPU architecture, graphics APIs, game engines, or application-performance optimization.

NVIDIA is widely considered one of the technology world's most desirable employers. We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people on the planet working with us. If you are creative and autonomous, with a genuine passion for technology, we want to hear from you!

NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We highly value diversity in our current and future employees and 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.