Sr. Software Engineer – AI Operators

Job Summary As a Sr. Developer, you’ll take ownership of the end-to-end design, implementation, and optimization of our core AI operator modules/kernels. You will be working with diverse cross-functional teams, enhance the performance, reliability, and scalability of our edge AI processors. Your contributions will directly impact our ability to deliver best-in-class AI/ML performance across our product portfolio.

What You’ll Do

• Design and Development:

• Design and Development of our AI operator modules/kernels to maximize performance and efficiency on our custom ISA-based edge AI processors.

• Understand mathematics of AI operators and come up with solutions towards implementing them in our hardware.

• Understand overall architecture, evaluate cutting-edge methodologies to enhance AI operator performance in both currently released and future products.

• Develop, optimize, and maintain high-performance kernel-level code in C/C++ (and assembly when needed) for AI/ML operators.

• Implement innovative features that streamline system processes, reduce latency.

• Enthusiastic in exploring overall SW stack to come up with innovative solutions.

• Performance Optimization & Debugging:

• Utilize advanced profiling and debugging tools (e.g., GDB, trace analyzers) to diagnose and resolve performance bottlenecks.

• Drive continuous performance improvements through rigorous testing and iterative optimization strategies.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Work closely with hardware architects, compiler teams, and application developers to ensure seamless integration of kernel components with higher-level systems.

• Innovation & Continuous Learning:

• Stay current on emerging trends in AI operator development, and specialized ISA optimizations.

• Champion a culture of innovation by proposing and implementing forward-thinking solutions that drive our technology forward.

What We’re Looking For

• Educational Background:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Computer Engineering, or a related field; a Ph.D. is a strong plus.

• Proven Expertise:

• 3+ years of hands-on experience in kernel or low-level systems software development, with demonstrable contributions to production-quality code.

• Experience with AI/ML operator development or specialized compiler optimizations.

• Exposure to hardware/software co-design and emerging trends in AI hardware acceleration.

• Deep knowledge of OS internals, memory management, process scheduling, and performance tuning.

• Expertise in system-level programming using C/C++ and proficiency in assembly language for specialized ISA implementations.

• Strong familiarity with kernel debugging and profiling tools (e.g., GDB, Gprof, or equivalent).

• Track record of optimizing software performance in complex, high-performance computing environments.

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