Senior Software Engineer – Accelerated Quantum Chemistry, cuEST

NVIDIA

Senior Software Engineer accelerating quantum chemistry using cuEST on NVIDIA GPUs. Collaborating on product development, algorithms, and engaging with the quantum chemistry community for advancements.

Posted 6/12/2026full-timeRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $184,000 - $356,500 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

You and your teammates will own every part of the engineering mission of cuEST - from idea to shipped CUDA-X library.
You will architect, implement, optimize, productize, and deploy production-grade GPU solutions for quantum chemistry library primitives in a collaborative environment.
This includes technical leadership of specific code modules and general team-based contribution to engineering projects.
Collaborating across broader engineering, product, and program organizations, you will take the developed products to market with a strong focus on partner and customer engagement.
Engaging with the broader quantum chemistry community, contributing knowledge that helps drive adoption of GPU-accelerated quantum chemistry and carrying new developments from the field back to your teammates to accelerate our work.

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of experience in developing high performance numerical methods for scientific computing
5+ years of experience in developing production-grade quantum chemistry packages
PhD or equivalent experience in computational physics, computational chemistry, computer science, or related technical fields
Expert knowledge of GPU software development and performance optimization
Proficiency in C++, CUDA, and common quantum chemistry tools
Adept with lean team-based software engineering, including familiarity with the use of agentic AI to boost the speed and quality of delivered software products

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Hard Skills & Tools

C++CUDAGPU software developmentperformance optimizationnumerical methodsscientific computingquantum chemistry packageslean software engineeringagentic AI

Soft Skills

technical leadershipcollaborationcustomer engagementknowledge contribution

Certifications

PhD in computational physicsPhD in computational chemistryPhD in computer science