• AI Kernel Engineer

    quadric.io, Inc (Burlingame, CA)


    Quadric has created an innovative general purpose neural processing unit (GPNPU) architecture. Quadric's co-optimized software and hardware is targeted to run neural network (NN) inference workloads in a wide variety of edge and endpoint devices, ranging from battery operated smart-sensor systems to high-performance automotive or autonomous vehicle systems. Unlike other NPUs or neural network accelerators in the industry today that can only accelerate a portion of a machine learning graph, the Quadric GPNPU executes both NN graph code and conventional C++ DSP and control code.

    Role:

    The AI Kernel Engineer in Quadric plays the key role to enable a large number of AI kernels/operators to run efficiently on the Quadric platform. The AI Kernel Engineer at Quadric will [1] develop a highly efficient Quadric kernel library for a variety of AI/LLM models; [2] analyze the performance and optimize the kernel for different hardware configurations; This senior technical role demands deep knowledge of hardware architecture, compiler toolchain and optimization techniques.

    Responsibilities:

    + Develop AI/LLM kernels/operators on Quadric platform for efficient inference

    + Optimize the kernel performance for different hardware configurations and workloads

    + Profile and analyze kernel performance in terms of compute, data and parallelism; identify micro-architecture and software bottlenecks and provide optimization solutions

    + Optimize kernel C/C++ codes, maximize hardware utilization

    + Make Improvement to Quadric toolchain, compiler and runtime

    + Provide technical support and documents to customers and developer community

    Requirements

    + Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science and/or Electric Engineering.

    + 5+ years of experience in AI kernel development and optimization

    + experience with model and kernel inference performance profiling

    + experience with at least one of the following compute development: CUDA, DSP, NEON, Triton-lang

    + Proficiency in C/C++ and Python, experience with assembly language a plus

    + Demonstrate good capability in problem solving, debug and communication

     

    Benefits

     

    + Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)

    + Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)

    + Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)

    + Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)

    + Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)

    + Short Term & Long Term Disability

    + Training & Development

    + Work From Home

    + Free Food & Snacks

    + Stock Option Plan