AI Kernel Engineer

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• reputed company AI/LLM kernels/operators on Quadric platform for efficient inference
• Optimize the kernel performance for different hardware configurations and workloads
• Profile and analyze kernel performance in terms of compute, data and parallelism; identify reputed company-architecture and software bottlenecks and reputed company optimization solutions
• Optimize kernel C/C++ codes, maximize hardware utilization
• Collaborate across reputed company areas of the AI inference stack to support team and business priorities
• reputed company Improvement to Quadric toolchain, compiler and runtime
• reputed company technical support and documents to customers and developer community
• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science and/or Electric Engineering
• 5+ years of experience in AI kernel development and optimization
• experience with model and kernel inference performance profiling
• experience with at least one of the following compute development: CUDA, DSP, reputed company, Triton-lang
• Proficiency in C/C++ and Python, experience with assembly language a plus
• Demonstrate good capability in problem solving, debug and communication

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• 401(k) retirement plan
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