What is GPU Kernel Development and how common is it in AI job postings?

GPU Kernel Development is a skill in the "Infrastructure & Systems" category. It currently appears in 111 active AI roles across 32 companies in our index.

Which companies are hiring for GPU Kernel Development?

The top employers with active AI roles mentioning GPU Kernel Development are: NVIDIA (25), Amazon (17), ByteDance (8), OpenAI (6), Microsoft (4).

Is demand for GPU Kernel Development growing?

Over the last 12 weeks, 55 new AI postings mentioned GPU Kernel Development. Demand is declining — down 59% in the last four weeks compared to the earliest four weeks in the window.

At which stage of AI development is GPU Kernel Development used?

Roles requiring GPU Kernel Development are concentrated in: serving infrastructure (77%), post-training (6%), agents (5%). These stages follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle from data preparation through to shipped product.

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GPU Kernel Development

111 active AI roles across 32 companies mention GPU Kernel Development. Category: Infrastructure & Systems.

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New AI postings mentioning GPU Kernel Development per week — 55 total over 12 weeks.

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32 AI roles requiring this skill.

Company	Title	Sector	AI score	Stage
NVIDIA	Software Engineer, AI and DL Kernel Libraries	Semiconductors	9	L3
NVIDIA	Deep Learning Performance Architect	Semiconductors	9	L3
NVIDIA	Senior Systems Software Engineer, AI Stack and Performance - DGX Station	Semiconductors	9	L3
NVIDIA	Research Scientist, Electronic Design Automation - New College Grad 2026	Semiconductors	9	L2
NVIDIA	Principal High-Performance LLM Training Engineer	Semiconductors	9	L1
NVIDIA	Senior Deep Learning Software Engineer	Semiconductors	9	L3
NVIDIA	Senior Deep Learning Algorithms Engineer - BioNeMo	Semiconductors	9	L3
NVIDIA	Senior Software Engineer, AI and DL Kernel Libraries	Semiconductors	9	L3
NVIDIA	Senior Deep Learning Algorithm Engineer	Semiconductors	9	L3
NVIDIA	Senior Research Engineer - Autonomous Vehicles	Semiconductors	9	L2
NVIDIA	Senior Deep Learning Software Engineer, Inference	Semiconductors	9	L3
AMD	AI Framework Eng.	Semiconductors	8	L3
AMD	Lead GPU Kernel Optimization Engineer	Semiconductors	8	L3
NVIDIA	Senior Perception Engineer - Autonomous Vehicles	Semiconductors	8	L6
Intel	Principal Engineer: XeSS and Neural Graphics	Semiconductors	8	L6
NVIDIA	Senior Software Engineer - VLM Microservices for Neural Reconstruction	Semiconductors	8	L3
NVIDIA	Senior AI-Native Systems Software Engineer, TensorRT	Semiconductors	8	L4
NVIDIA	Developer Technology Engineer - AI	Semiconductors	8	L3
NVIDIA	Senior Compiler Engineer, AI Inference Platforms	Semiconductors	8	L3
NVIDIA	Engineering Manager - AI for RAN and 6G Wireless Systems	Semiconductors	8	L3
NVIDIA	System Software Engineer - Deep Learning	Semiconductors	8	L3
NVIDIA	Principal Software Engineer – Large-Scale LLM Memory and Storage Systems	Semiconductors	8	L3
AMD	AI Systems Architect – GPU Software/Hardware Co-Design	Semiconductors	7	L3
NVIDIA	Senior Software Engineer — cuEquivariance	Semiconductors	7	L3
NVIDIA	Senior Developer Technology Engineer - Windows AI Platform	Semiconductors	7	L3
NVIDIA	SoC Product Architect, Telecom AI RAN	Semiconductors	7	L3
NVIDIA	Senior Software Engineer, NCCL	Semiconductors	7	L3
NVIDIA	Senior Software Engineer, AI Inference	Semiconductors	7	L3
NVIDIA	Senior Math Libraries Engineer - Sparsity in AI	Semiconductors	7	L3
Tenstorrent	Sr. Engineer, Kernel Development and Optimization	Semiconductors	7	L3

Frequently asked questions

What is GPU Kernel Development and how common is it in AI job postings?
GPU Kernel Development is a skill in the "Infrastructure & Systems" category. It currently appears in 111 active AI roles across 32 companies in our index.
Which companies are hiring for GPU Kernel Development?
The top employers with active AI roles mentioning GPU Kernel Development are: NVIDIA (25), Amazon (17), ByteDance (8), OpenAI (6), Microsoft (4).
Is demand for GPU Kernel Development growing?
Over the last 12 weeks, 55 new AI postings mentioned GPU Kernel Development. Demand is declining — down 59% in the last four weeks compared to the earliest four weeks in the window.
At which stage of AI development is GPU Kernel Development used?
Roles requiring GPU Kernel Development are concentrated in: serving infrastructure (77%), post-training (6%), agents (5%). These stages follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle from data preparation through to shipped product.

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