CUDA Kernel Engineer for Massive GPU Compute

Pantera Capital

Palo Alto (CA)

On-site

USD 180,000 - 440,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
401(k) retirement plan
Equity options
Disability insurance
Life insurance

Job summary

Pantera Capital in Palo Alto is seeking a talented engineer to revolutionize AI supercomputing infrastructure. You’ll be tasked with designing, building, and optimizing massive GPU clusters that drive AI training and inference. The role demands hands-on expertise with CUDA kernels and requires collaboration with AI research teams to ensure top performance.

Offering a competitive salary between $180,000 - $440,000, additional benefits include comprehensive medical coverage, equity, and a 401(k) plan among others.

Qualifications

  • Strong experience in systems programming.
  • Proven involvement with large-scale GPU infrastructure.
  • Hands-on experience in optimizing GPU kernels.

Responsibilities

  • Design and optimize GPU clusters for AI workloads.
  • Develop low-level CUDA kernels for optimal performance.
  • Collaborate with research teams for scalability.

Skills

Deep low-level systems programming (C/C++/PTX/SASS)
Experience with large-scale GPU clusters or distributed compute infrastructure
GPU kernel optimization (CUTLASS, custom kernels)
Debugging and profiling skills using Nsight
Ability to optimize memory-bound and compute-bound scenarios

Job description

Pantera Capital in Palo Alto is seeking a talented engineer to revolutionize AI supercomputing infrastructure. You’ll be tasked with designing, building, and optimizing massive GPU clusters that drive AI training and inference. The role demands hands-on expertise with CUDA kernels and requires collaboration with AI research teams to ensure top performance.

Offering a competitive salary between $180,000 - $440,000, additional benefits include comprehensive medical coverage, equity, and a 401(k) plan among others.

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