GPU Programming Software Engineer

What you'll do

You write GPU programming tasks that teach language models to reason about performance and hardware architecture. In practice that means implementing and optimising GPU code in CUDA, WebGPU or GLSL, profiling kernels and shaders to squeeze out performance, and writing the C++ host-side logic that drives them.

The ad is short on process detail, but the output is clearly task material rather than production software: problems with a correct, fast solution that a model can be tested against. The interesting tasks in this space are usually the ones where the naive version works and the fast version requires understanding memory access patterns, occupancy or synchronisation.

Who fits

• Advanced experience in a GPU language that runs on NVIDIA hardware
• A background in graphics programming, ML acceleration, scientific computing, HPC, or another GPU-heavy field
• Proficiency in C++

That is the whole published list. No degree, years of experience or English level is stated, though the work will be in English.

What it pays

$60–95/hour as published, but compensation is output-based: you are paid per task that meets the project specifications, and a minimum number of tasks per week applies. The per-task fee and the weekly minimum are not given.

For comparison, micro1 pays its general ML Engineer listing $100–150/hour. GPU specialists can command more in industry than this band suggests, so this makes most sense as flexible side work.

Worth knowing

Good:

• Broad entry: CUDA, WebGPU or GLSL, and several domain backgrounds count
• Graphics programmers, not only ML people, are explicitly welcome
• 25 openings, flagged as high demand
• Fast start: micro1 says roles fill within 48 hours and first tasks begin 24–48 hours after onboarding

Less good:

• Per-task pay with an unpublished weekly minimum
• Rate is modest for specialist GPU skills
• Very little detail on what a task contains or how it is reviewed
• Contractor engagement: no benefits, your own tax to manage

About this listing

Posted by micro1 on its own jobs portal and read on 24 September 2026. The ad's own role title is "GPU Programmer Software Engineer". Location is Remote with no country list. See micro1.