Senior GenAI Kernel & GPU Optimization Engineer

Databricks

Mountain View (CA)

On-site

USD 166,000 - 225,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits
Annual performance bonus
Equity options

Job summary

Databricks is looking for a Sr. Research Engineer to join their Scaling Team in Mountain View, California. The role involves driving performance improvements and designing high-performance GPU kernels for training workloads. Candidates should have strong experience in CUDA programming, distributed training frameworks, and a solid understanding of NVIDIA GPU architecture.

The position offers a competitive salary range of $166,000 to $225,000 USD, alongside comprehensive benefits. Join us to advance AI models and deliver cutting-edge solutions to make our customers successful.

Qualifications

  • Hands-on experience writing and tuning CUDA kernels for ML training.
  • Experience in distributed training frameworks like PyTorch DDP or DeepSpeed.
  • Strong understanding of memory optimization strategies for large-scale model training.

Responsibilities

  • Drive performance improvements through advanced optimization techniques.
  • Design and implement distributed training frameworks for large language models.
  • Profile, debug, and optimize end-to-end training workflows.

Skills

CUDA programming
Distributed training frameworks
NVIDIA GPU architecture
Software engineering in Python
PyTorch proficiency

Education

BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or related field

Tools

CUDA debugging/profiling tools (Nsight, NVProf)

Job description

Databricks is looking for a Sr. Research Engineer to join their Scaling Team in Mountain View, California. The role involves driving performance improvements and designing high-performance GPU kernels for training workloads. Candidates should have strong experience in CUDA programming, distributed training frameworks, and a solid understanding of NVIDIA GPU architecture.

The position offers a competitive salary range of $166,000 to $225,000 USD, alongside comprehensive benefits. Join us to advance AI models and deliver cutting-edge solutions to make our customers successful.

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