Performance Engineer, GPUActive$280K

The opportunity

Pioneering the next generation of AI requires breakthrough innovations in GPU performance and systems engineering. As a GPU Performance Engineer, you'll architect and implement the foundational systems that power Claude and push the frontiers of what's possible with large language models.

What you'll do

  • Have deep experience with GPU programming and optimization at scale

  • Are impact-driven, passionate about delivering measurable performance breakthroughs

  • Can navigate complex systems from hardware interfaces to high-level ML frameworks

  • Enjoy collaborative problem-solving and pair programming

  • Want to work on state-of-the-art language models with real-world impact

  • Care about the societal impacts of your work

What they're looking for

  • Thrive in ambiguous environments where you define the path forward
  • GPU Kernel Development: CUDA, Triton, CUTLASS, Flash Attention, tensor core optimization
  • ML Compilers & Frameworks: PyTorch/JAX internals, torch.compile, XLA, custom operators
  • Performance Engineering: Kernel fusion, memory bandwidth optimization, profiling with Nsight
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