Senior GPU Kernel Engineer for Specialized Hardware

Valiant Technologies LLC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Valiant Technologies LLC in Chicago seeks expert-level GPU Software Engineers to support a high-visibility Maya program, building tooling atop a custom compiler and SDK. You will develop, optimize, and port GPU kernels and AI workloads for a specialized hardware platform, collaborating with platform architects and compiler teams to push end-to-end performance.

The role demands exceptional skills in CUDA/C++, Python, and HPC benchmarks, with a track record of delivering high-performance GPU

Qualifications

• Requires expert GPU software engineering and optimization.
• Proven ability to port AI/ML workloads to specialized hardware.
• Experience with HPC benchmarks such as HPL and BERT is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-performance GPU kernels for specialized hardware using Torch and Triton.
• Build software leveraging custom compiler toolchains and SDK.
• Design and implement kernel-level optimizations to improve hardware execution.
• Port and optimize AI/ML models to proprietary SDK environments.
• Run HPC benchmarks and stress workloads to validate platform performance.
• Collaborate with platform architects and compiler teams to enhance end-to-end performance.

Skills

GPU expertise

Kernel optimization

Python

C++

AI model porting

Tools

Torch

Triton

Custom compiler SDK

Job description

Valiant Technologies LLC in Chicago seeks expert-level GPU Software Engineers to support a high-visibility Maya program, building tooling atop a custom compiler and SDK. You will develop, optimize, and port GPU kernels and AI workloads for a specialized hardware platform, collaborating with platform architects and compiler teams to push end-to-end performance.

The role demands exceptional skills in CUDA/C++, Python, and HPC benchmarks, with a track record of delivering high-performance GPU