Senior Scientist, Synthetic Data Generation
About the role
NVIDIA is seeking a Senior Scientist to contribute to the development of synthetic data generation pipelines and open-source libraries within the NVIDIA NeMo ecosystem. The ideal candidate will work on advancing the capabilities of synthetic data generation for training large language models like Nemotron.
Responsibilities
- Build synthetic data generation pipelines using LLM-based methods and automated quality evaluation.
- Advance multimodal synthetic data generation, including image, document, video, and audio.
- Design and maintain open-source libraries and SDKs with clean APIs and strong documentation.
- Drive software excellence with modern tooling, architecture based on configuration, and professional Git/CI-CD.
- Publish original research at top machine learning and AI conferences to maintain NVIDIA's technical leadership.
- Mentor interns and junior researchers to develop technical growth within the team.
Requirements
- PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Statistics, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- Research background of 3+ years in synthetic data generation, generative modeling, multimodal machine learning, or related areas.
- Deep technical understanding of LLMs, how data shapes their pre- and post-training, and inference frameworks such as vLLM or TGI.
- Proven track record of developing or maintaining software libraries used by a broad developer community.
- Strong publication record at premier venues such as NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, ACL or similar.
Qualifications
- Open-source contributions in ML or data tooling.
- Experience with multimodal generation or understanding (vision-language, document AI, video, or audio).
- Experience generating data for agentic, tool-use, or reinforcement-learning post-training.
Skills
- Strong programming skills in Python, C++, or other relevant languages.
- Experience with deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow.
- Knowledge of natural language processing (NLP) techniques.
- Experience with distributed systems and cloud computing platforms.
Benefits
NVIDIA offers competitive compensation packages, including base salaries ranging from $168,000 to $264,500 for Level 3 and $192,000 to $304,750 for Level 4, depending on experience and location. Additional benefits include equity, health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off.
Pay
Base salary range: $168,000 - $264,500 for Level 3, $192,000 - $304,750 for Level 4.
Schedule
The position is full-time.
Contact
To apply, please visit our careers page at [insert link here]. Applications will be accepted until June 14, 2026.