Senior AI Software Development Engineer

Intel Corporation; Hillsboro (OR); On-site; USD 140,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Pay

Stock Bonuses

Health Benefits

Retirement Benefits

Vacation

Job summary

Intel Corporation in Hillsboro, Oregon is seeking a lead optimization engineer to drive the development of high‑performance AI inference software for Intel GPUs, spanning kernels, compilers, runtimes, and frameworks.

You will analyze workloads, identify bottlenecks, influence co-design decisions with hardware teams, lead cross‑functional initiatives, and mentor engineers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of experience, or Master's with 3+ years, or PhD with 1+ year.
• Software development, AI systems, or performance engineering experience required.
• C++ development and debugging skills required.
• Performance optimization experience required.
• Familiarity with modern neural networks on hardware accelerators required.

Responsibilities

• Lead optimization strategy and development of AI inference software for Intel GPUs.
• Analyze workloads and performance bottlenecks.
• Influence hardware-software co-design decisions.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives and mentor engineers.

Skills

C++ Software Development

AI Inference Optimization

GPU Architecture

Performance Analysis

Profiling

Parallel Computing

Neural Network Architectures

Compiler Optimization

GPU Programming

AI Inference Frameworks

Quantization

Kernel Fusion

Memory Optimization

Technical Leadership

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Master's degree in a relevant field

PhD in a relevant field

Job description

Lead optimization strategy and development of high-performance AI inference software for Intel GPUs, spanning GPU kernels, compilers, runtimes, and frameworks. Analyze workloads and performance bottlenecks, influence hardware-software co-design, lead cross-functional initiatives, and mentor engineers.

Requirements:

Requires a bachelor's degree in a relevant technical field with at least 5 years of experience, a master's degree with at least 3 years, or a PhD with at least 1 year. Candidates must have software development, AI systems, or performance engineering experience, C++ development and debugging skills, performance optimization experience, and familiarity with modern neural networks running on hardware accelerators.

Key Skills:

C++ Software Development, AI Inference Optimization, GPU Architecture, Performance Analysis, Profiling, Parallel Computing, Neural Network Architectures, Compiler Optimization, GPU Programming, AI Inference Frameworks, Quantization, Kernel Fusion, Memory Optimization, Technical Leadership, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Mentorship

Benefits:

• Competitive Pay
• Stock Bonuses
• Health Benefits
• Retirement Benefits
• Vacation