Senior Research Scientist, Security and Privacy

Senior Research Scientist, Security and Privacy.

NVIDIA is seeking exceptional security and privacy researchers to contribute to the development of secure, private, and safe AI systems. Security, privacy, and safety concerns are increasingly limiting the access and use of data in AI and the use of AI in critical use cases. In order to enable trustworthy AI systems, all layers of AI systems must be co‑designed and co‑optimized to provide strong, verifiable protection while still maximizing performance and energy efficiency.

We are looking for candidates who have a proven track record of research excellence and a broad perspective across the full hardware/software stack, with depth in areas such as computer architecture, programming languages, software systems, applied cryptography, or AI/ML algorithms.

• Understand and analyze potential vulnerabilities and risks in future systems for AI and AI‑based systems.
• Develop creative hardware, software, and algorithms to enable trustworthy AI systems with strong, verifiable security, privacy, and safety guarantees.
• Collaborate with diverse teams across the company, spanning software, hardware, research, and product groups.
• Publish original research and speak at conferences and events.

• Ph.D. in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering (or equivalent) with a strong background in computer architecture, operating systems, programming languages/compilers, applied cryptography, and/or AI/ML. A strong publication, patent and research collaboration history is a huge advantage.
• At least 4 years of relevant research and work experience.
• Demonstrated expertise in at least one specific security area with the ability to become the go‑to resource within a team having varied backgrounds.
• Experience with experimental research and development.
• Strengths coding in C, C++, Python and/or scripting languages.
• Strong communication skills; creative and dynamic presenter is a big advantage.

The base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is $192,000 - $304,750 for Level 4 and $224,000 - $356,500 for Level
5. Employees are also eligible for equity and a comprehensive benefits package.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and is proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer. We do not discriminate 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.