Principal Software Engineer – Computer Vision

NVIDIA has been transforming computer graphics and accelerated computing for more than 25 years. In the AI era, it's a unique legacy of innovation that's fueled by great technology and amazing people. NVIDIA Maxine is a developer platform for creating and deploying AI features for real-time video communication and telepresence (https://developer.nvidia.com/maxine). Maxine provides state-of-the-art AI models for deploying video/audio enhancement and augmented reality features. Maxine also offers end to end pipelines of multiple low latency AI effects accelerated on NVIDIA GPUs. We are now looking for outstanding engineers to join the NVIDIA Maxine AI team. You will work alongside brilliant engineers on core technologies to solve ambitious computer vision and deep learning problems, specially building real-time AI algorithms for video communication and telepresence.What You'll Be Doing:You will work on groundbreaking computer vision algorithms and related systems architecture that transform the industry in following areas:Avatar animation3D reconstruction and neural radiance fields3D human and environmental relighting3D human face/body/gaze trackingVideo artifact removal, enhancement and style transferWhat We Need to See:15+ years of engineering experience and recognized expertise in 3D computer visionStrong background in C++ coding, CUDA and software designExperience with writing code optimized for performanceExperience with designing complex pipelines optimized for parallelismAbility to work independently and as well as in a collaborative environment mentoring the teamPassion for projecting and aligning with industry trends in Computer Vision TechnologyStrong sense of purpose and experience influencing the product roadmapExperience influencing across multiple teams and  communicating effectivelyMaster’s or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or closely related field or equivalent experienceWays to stand out from the crowd:Proven track record of patents and publications in Computer Vision related to Video, Audio or 3DExperience with having led and delivered on high impact projects​We are widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers, and as a result have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working for us. If you're passionate, creative, and driven, we'd love to have you join the team. With competitive salaries and a generous benefits package, we are 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 exclusive engineering teams are rapidly growing. If you're a creative and autonomous engineer with a real passion for technology, we want to hear from you.The base salary range is 272,000 USD - 419,750 USD. Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions.You will also be eligible for equity and benefits. 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.SummaryLocation: US, CA, Santa ClaraType: Full time