GPU Kernel Engineer

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GPU Kernel Engineer in USA new

Sciforium
Full time
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USA
10/03/2026
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San Francisco, CA

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and optimize custom GPU kernels using C++, PTX, CUDA, ROCm, Triton, and/or JAX Pallas.
Profile end-to-end ML operations, identify bottlenecks, and improve performance for large-scale LLM training and inference.
Integrate low-level GPU kernels into PyTorch, JAX, and custom internal runtimes.
Develop performance models and deliver kernel-level improvements for AI workloads.
Collaborate with ML researchers, distributed systems engineers, model-serving teams, and NVIDIA/AMD hardware vendors.
Contribute to tooling, documentation, benchmarking suites, and testing frameworks for correctness and reproducibility.

Requirements

At least 5 years of industry or research experience in GPU kernel development or high-performance computing.
Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or a related field.
Strong programming skills in C++ and Python with familiarity with ML frameworks.
Deep expertise in CUDA/ROCm, GPU memory models, performance optimization, PTX, GPU ASM, and low-level GPU execution.
Hands-on experience with Triton and/or JAX Pallas for custom kernel development.
Extensive experience writing and optimizing custom GPU kernels in C++ and PTX.
Experience integrating low-level kernels into PyTorch, JAX, or similar frameworks.
Experience with large-scale LLM training or inference.
Preferred qualifications include AMD GPU and ROCm optimization, JAX FFI, custom ML operators, vLLM, TensorRT, TPUs, XLA, and contributions to open-source ML systems, compilers, or GPU kernels.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
401k plan.
Daily lunch, snacks, and beverages.
Flexible time off.
Competitive salary and equity.

Salary: $190k - $250k/yr

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