Senior GPU Software Engineer, High-Performance Compute

Waymo LLC; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 213,000 - 263,000; Full time

Job summary

Waymo LLC in the United States is hiring for a senior GPU software engineer to advance the Waymo Driver compute stack. The role spans hardware collaboration, software stack development, and performance optimization across new GPU platforms.

The position is hybrid, reporting to the Compute Team Engineering Manager. Candidates should have 5+ years in GPU software and strong C++/CUDA experience, with a Bachelor in EECS. Waymo offers a competitive salary and benefits package.

Qualifications

• Bachelor in EECS with at least five years of industry experience.
• Expertise in GPU software stack and CUDA.
• Strong C++ programming for GPU.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-performance GPU primitives and abstractions to scale the accelerator codebase.
• Collaborate with Waymo's internal hardware team on SoC projects with a focus on GPU.
• Manage the bring-up, correctness, and performance of the Waymo onboard stack on new GPU platforms.
• Contribute to testing infrastructure that enhances the CI/CD flow for GPUs, detects bugs early, and generates automated alerts.
• Create profiler and debugger tools for new GPU platforms.

Skills

C++ GPU

CUDA

GPU stack

Performance tools

Linux

Education

Bachelor in EECS

Master/PhD in EECS

Job description

Waymo LLC in the United States is hiring for a senior GPU software engineer to advance the Waymo Driver compute stack. The role spans hardware collaboration, software stack development, and performance optimization across new GPU platforms.

The position is hybrid, reporting to the Compute Team Engineering Manager. Candidates should have 5+ years in GPU software and strong C++/CUDA experience, with a Bachelor in EECS. Waymo offers a competitive salary and benefits package.