Senior Research Scientist, Security and Privacy

About the role

NVIDIA is seeking exceptional security and privacy researchers to contribute to the development of secure, private, and safe AI systems. This position offers you the opportunity to have a real impact in a dynamic, technology-focused company.

What You'll Be Doing

• Understand and analyze the 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 and verifiable security, privacy, and safety guarantees.
• Collaborate with a diverse set of teams across the company, spanning software, hardware, research, and product groups.
• Publish original research and speak at conferences and events.

What We Need To See You

• Have a Ph.D. in CE/CS/EE (or equivalent experience) with a strong background in computer architecture, operating systems, programming languages/compilers, applied cryptography, and/or AI/ML.
• Have a strong publication, patent, and research collaboration history.
• Have at least 4 years of relevant research and work experience.
• Have demonstrated expertise in at least one specific security area (applied cryptography, programming languages, software systems, AI/ML algorithms, computer architecture, etc) with the ability to become the go-to resource within a team having varied backgrounds.
• Have experience with experimental research and development.
• Have strengths coding in C, C++, Python, and/or scripting languages.
• Have strong communication skills needed. Being a creative and dynamic presenter is a big advantage.

Qualifications

Security, privacy, and safety concerns are increasingly limiting the access and use of data in AI as well as the use of AI in critical use cases. In order to enable trustworthy AI systems in the future, all layers of AI systems need to be co-designed and co-optimized to provide strong, verifiable protection while still maximizing performance and energy efficiency.

Skills

We are seeking candidates that have a proven track record of research excellence, a broad perspective on security/privacy across the full hardware/software stack, and depth in one of the layers such as computer architecture, programming languages, software systems, applied cryptography, and AI/ML algorithms.

Benefits

NVIDIA has continuously reinvented itself over two decades. This is our life’s work — to amplify human imagination and intelligence. With highly competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package, NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers!

Pay

Your 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. You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Schedule

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until January 13, 2026.