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Description
As an engineer on the ML Compute team, your work will include:
* Drive performance optimization for large-scale foundation model training on TPUs, focusing on efficiency, throughput, and scalability
* Profile and optimize JAX/XLA workloads across compute, memory, communication, and compilation.
* Develop and optimize high-performance TPU kernels for critical ML operations such as attention and Mixture-of-Experts (MoE)
* Optimize distributed training techniques, sharding strategies, and collective communication over TPU interconnects (ICI/Fabric)
* Research and implement new techniques across the JAX, XLA, and TPU stack to improve end-to-end training performance
* Develop performance profiling, benchmarking, and automated tuning capabilities for large-scale training workloads.
* Collaborate with cross-functional engineers to solve large-scale ML training challenges
* Lead complex technical projects and mentor engineers in areas of your expertise
* Cultivate a team centered on collaboration, technical excellence, and innovation
Minimum Qualifications
6+ years of experience building or optimizing high-performance ML or distributed systems
Proficient in Python or other relevant programming languages
Strong understanding of distributed systems, parallel computing, and performance optimization
Experience profiling and optimizing compute-, memory-, or communication-intensive workloads
Ability to clearly communicate complex technical problems and collaborate with partners to develop solutions
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
Preferred Qualifications
Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
Experience with accelerators such as TPU or GPU and understanding of accelerator architecture and performance characteristics
Experience with JAX, XLA, PyTorch or other ML compiler/runtime stacks
Experience developing or optimizing accelerator kernels using Pallas, Triton, CUDA, or similar technologies
Experience optimizing large-scale foundation model training and distributed communication
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- Dice Id: 90733111
- Position Id: dfbfc587a2fb5c1ab46e1b97c358c493
- Posted 7 hours ago
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