Senior AI Kernel Engineer - Edge ML Optimization

Quadric Inc.; Burlingame (CA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Equity

Health, dental, and vision

401(k) retirement plan

Unlimited PTO

In-office lunches

Caltrain access

Parking support

Downtown Burlingame office

Collaborative environment

Job summary

Quadric in Burlingame, CA is seeking an AI Kernel Engineer to enable a broad set of AI/LLM kernels to run efficiently on our platform. The role combines software and hardware optimization, kernel library development, and performance tuning for diverse hardware.

You will collaborate closely with the hardware and software teams in a hybrid office setting, with regular in-person days, code reviews, and onsite/offsite planning to align priorities and deliver impactful edge computing solutions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in AI kernel development and optimization.
• Experience with model and kernel inference performance profiling.
• Experience with CUDA, DSP, NEON or Triton-lang.
• Proficiency in C/C++ and Python; assembly language is a plus.
• Strong problem solving, debugging and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop AI/LLM kernels/operators on Quadric platform for efficient inference
• Optimize the kernel performance for different hardware configurations and workloads
• Profile and analyze kernel performance in terms of compute, data and parallelism; identify micro-architecture and software bottlenecks and provide optimization solutions
• Optimize kernel C/C++ codes, maximize hardware utilization
• Collaborate across related areas of the AI inference stack to support team and business priorities
• Make Improvement to Quadric toolchain, compiler and runtime
• Provide technical support and documents to customers and developer community

Skills

AI kernel

Kernel optimization

Performance profiling

CUDA

DSP

NEON

Triton-lang

C/C++

Python

Debugging

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s in Computer Science and/or Electrical Engineering

Job description

Quadric in Burlingame, CA is seeking an AI Kernel Engineer to enable a broad set of AI/LLM kernels to run efficiently on our platform. The role combines software and hardware optimization, kernel library development, and performance tuning for diverse hardware.

You will collaborate closely with the hardware and software teams in a hybrid office setting, with regular in-person days, code reviews, and onsite/offsite planning to align priorities and deliver impactful edge computing solutions.