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Sr. Software Engineer, Kernels/CUDA

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Sr. Software Engineer, Kernels/CUDA in USA new

  • Palo Alto, CA

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and optimize massive GPU clusters for large-scale training and inference workloads.
  • Develop and tune low-level CUDA kernels using CUTLASS, Tensor Cores, and Nsight.
  • Profile, debug, and eliminate bottlenecks across GPU memory, networking, filesystems, and multi-GPU operations.
  • Collaborate with AI research teams to deliver production-grade performance and scalability.

Requirements

  • At least 5 years of experience with low-level systems programming in C/C++.
  • Deep low-level systems programming experience with C, C++, PTX, and SASS.
  • Experience with large-scale GPU clusters or distributed compute infrastructure at production scale.
  • Hands-on experience optimizing GPU kernels with CUTLASS, custom kernels, and Nsight profiling.
  • Experience building or operating high-performance infrastructure for AI training or inference workloads.
  • Ability to optimize memory-bound and compute-bound workloads from first principles.

Benefits

  • Equity and comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage.
  • Access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short- and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, discounts, and other perks.

Salary: $220k - $357k/yr

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