AI Computing Architecture Researcher

Beijing Foreign Enterprise Management Consultants Co.,Ltd.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Huawei in Singapore seeks an AI Computing Architecture Researcher to design and optimize high‑performance platforms for LLM and agent workloads. You will build software that interfaces with GPUs, NPUs and AI chips, and collaborate with researchers to boost throughput and reduce latency.

The ideal candidate has a PhD or Master’s in CS/EE, strong CUDA and parallel/distributed systems experience, and proficiency in PyTorch or TensorFlow.

Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of high-performance AI systems and computing platforms.
• Expertise in low-level programming and performance optimization.
• Experience with AI model optimization techniques and multi-agent workloads.

Responsibilities

• Design and optimize AI computing architectures for LLM, AIGC, distributed AI, and agent workloads.
• Develop software interfacing with GPUs, NPUs, and AI chips.
• Improve performance of distributed computing and GPU/NPU acceleration.
• Collaborate with AI researchers to enhance platform performance and resolve system bottlenecks.
• Create tools for deployment, monitoring, scaling, and orchestration of AI workloads.
• Integrate AI models and agents into scalable architectures with fault tolerance.
• Perform profiling and optimization for high throughput and low latency.
• Research agent capabilities including skill abstraction and deployment.

Skills

C/C++

Python

GPU/NPU programming

Parallel programming

Distributed systems

Multi-agent coordination

AI frameworks (PyTorch/TensorFlow)

Containerization (Docker/Kubernetes)

Cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP/Azure)

Performance optimization

Education

PhD in CS/EE

Master's degree in CS/EE

Tools

CUDA

Triton

cuTile DSL

SGLang

HuggingFace

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Docker

Kubernetes

Cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure)

Job description

On behalf of Huawei, a world-renowned information and communication technology company, we are seeking passionate and talented individuals to join our team as AI Computing Architecture Researcher.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and optimize AI computing architectures and platforms for LLM, AIGC, distributed AI, and intelligent agent workloads. Develop software components that interface with hardware accelerators such as GPUs, NPUs, and specialized AI chips.
• Improve performance and efficiency of distributed computing, parallel processing, and GPU/NPU acceleration.
• Collaborate with AI researchers to enhance platform performance for complex AI and agent-based applications and also to resolve system-level performance issues across architecture and platform components.
• Design and implement tools and frameworks for deployment, monitoring, scaling, and orchestration of AI workloads and agent systems.
• Integrate new AI models, agent controllers, and algorithms into the computing architecture and platform while ensuring scalability, fault tolerance, and efficiency.
• Conduct profiling, benchmarking, and performance optimization to achieve high throughput and low latency.
• Contribute to research on agent capabilities, including skill abstraction, composition, learning, and deployment.
• Stay updated on advancements in AI hardware, system architecture, and agent technologies, and continuously improve platform capabilities.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Master’s or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related fields (PhD preferred), with strong experience in high-performance AI systems or computing platforms.
• Proficiency in C/C++, Python, AI-DSL with a focus on low-level programming for high-performance systems.
• In-depth knowledge of AI model optimization techniques such as quantization, model graph pruning, and model parameter compression and sparsity algorithm.
• In-depth knowledge of parallel programming, distributed systems, and multi-agent coordination strategies.
• Experience with GPU/NPU programming (e.g., "CUDA, Triton, cuTile or similar DSLs").
• Familiarity with AI/machine learning frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or MXNet.
• Understanding of AI model deployment, orchestration, and optimization on large-scale platforms, including agent skill deployment and runtime management.
• Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes),LLM deployment platforms (SGLang, vLLM, HuggingFace), and cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to optimize software performance for both traditional AI and agent-based workloads.