Principal Machine Learning Software Engineer

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Principal Machine Learning Software Engineer

• Job Description

  As a Machine Learning Engineer specializing in low-level performance optimization, you will play a critical role in helping our customers to advance AMD-based machine learning infrastructure and ensuring the efficient deployment of state-of-the-art large models. You will be part of a dynamic team working on groundbreaking projects and will be responsible for optimizing model execution, including GPU kernels, both for inference and training, in a multi-GPU and multi-node environment. Your contributions will directly impact our ability to deliver cutting-edge AI solutions efficiently and at scale.

  Key Responsibilities
  1. GPU Kernel Optimization: Develop and optimize low-level GPU kernels to accelerate inference and training of large machine learning models. Maximize the computational efficiency and reduce execution time while ensuring model accuracy.
  2. Multi-GPU and Multi-Node Optimization: Design and implement strategies for distributed model training and inference across multiple GPUs and nodes. Address data parallelism and model parallelism challenges to fully utilize available resources.
  3. Performance Profiling: Profile and analyze system and application performance to identify bottlenecks and areas for improvement. Use profiling tools to understand and optimize hardware resource utilization.
  4. Parallel Computing: Leverage parallel computing techniques to improve the scalability and performance of machine learning workloads. Implement multi-threading and GPU synchronization techniques.
  5. Model Quantization: Explore and apply model quantization techniques to reduce memory and computation overhead, especially for edge and cloud deployment.
  6. Benchmarking and Testing: Develop benchmarks and testing procedures to assess the performance and stability of optimized models and frameworks. Ensure that the solutions meet or exceed the defined performance criteria.
  7. Collaboration: Collaborate closely with machine learning researchers, software engineers, and infrastructure teams to integrate optimized kernels and solutions into production systems.
  8. Documentation: Create detailed documentation of optimizations, best practices, and implementation guidelines to facilitate knowledge sharing and maintainable code.
  Qualifications
  • A Bachelor, Master's or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field or equivalent practical experience.
  • Solid understanding of GPU accelerators like ONNX, DeepSpeed, VLLM
  • Strong experience in low-level GPU kernel optimization.
  • Proficiency in CUDA and GPU programming.
  • Experience with distributed computing and multi-GPU environments.
  • Proficiency in performance profiling and optimization tools.
  • Solid programming skills in Python and/or C++.
  • Experience with deep learning frameworks (e.g., JAX, PyTorch, TensorFlow).
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
  • Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Additional locations: Santa Clara, Austin, Remote
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