Kernel Engineer for High-Performance AI Kernels
$225kMagic
Magic is hiring a Kernel Engineer in San Francisco to design and maintain high-performance kernels that optimize throughput and latency during AI training and inference. The ideal candidate has low-level programming expertise, particularly for AI accelerators like NVIDIA Blackwell and Google TPUs, and experience in optimizing GPU kernels. The position offers a competitive salary between $225K - $550K, as well as equity, health benefits, and unlimited paid time off. #J-18808-Ljbffr Magic
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...interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to... ...committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and... ...the Role As a TPU Kernel Engineer, you'll be... ...identifying and addressing performance issues across many... ...experience with: High performance, large-scale...PerformanceWork at officeVisa sponsorshipFlexible hours- ...the world's most dynamic AI companies, like Cursor,... ...build the platform engineers turn to to ship AI products... ...We’re seeking a GPU Kernel Engineer to join our team... ...directly impacts the performance of state‑of‑the‑art machine... ...level optimization and high‑impact systems work....PerformanceFlexible hours
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...DigitalOcean is seeking a Senior Engineer 2 to play a key technical role in our AI Inference Optimization... ...the industry-leading performance for our inference... ...technical roadmap for our high-performance inference fleet... ...engine and GPU kernel layers, ensuring our infrastructure...PerformanceLocal areaRemote workWorldwideFlexible hours$280k
About The Role As a TPU Kernel Engineer, you'll be responsible for identifying and addressing performance issues across many different ML systems, including research, training... ...Candidates May Also Have Experience With High performance, large-scale ML systems Designing...PerformanceVisa sponsorship$285k - $315k
...re looking for a Founding GPU Kernel Engineer who lives right at the... ...normalization, etc.) to set the performance ceilings Profile at the microarchitectural... ...NVIDIA, AMD, and emerging AI accelerators - understand the... ...) Good understanding of how high-level ML operations map to...PerformanceFull timeWork at officeRelocation package- Pragmatike is seeking a CUDA Kernel Engineer for a remote position to develop and optimize NVIDIA CUDA kernels for high-performance AI systems. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of GPU architecture, performance optimization strategies, and hands-on experience...PerformanceRemote workRelocation package
- ...ROLE You’ll write and optimize the GPU kernels and supporting systems software that makes... ...fast. This is deep, low-level work (performance counters, memory bandwidth, warp-level scheduling... ...our models actually use. We hire kernel engineers because the gap between "this works" and...PerformanceShift work
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SF Tensor is looking for a Founding GPU Kernel Engineer in San Francisco, specializing in GPU architecture and kernel optimization for machine... ...has deep expertise, proven capabilities in hand-optimizing performance-critical kernels, and strong programming skills in C++ and...PerformanceFull timeRelocation package$280k
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...to achieve this goal. About the role: As a Kernel Engineer, you will design, implement and maintain high-performance kernels to optimize throughput and latency... ...for: Experience with low-level programming of AI accelerators (e.g. CUDA, XLA) Deep understanding...PerformanceRemote jobRelocationVisa sponsorship- A leading data and AI company in San Francisco seeks a Staff Software Engineer to lead kernel-level performance engineering for GenAI workloads. The role involves designing and optimizing high-performance GPU kernels, mentoring engineers, and driving performance roadmaps...Performance
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...Description Job Description Build AI to co-invent the future Our... ...What you'll do Bring deep kernel expertise to our AI agents that optimize high-performance, mission-critical computing... ...at the intersection of kernel engineering and applied AI to scale up AI agents...PerformanceWork at officeFlexible hours- ...hiring on behalf of a fast-growing AI startup recognized as a Top 10... ...We are searching for a CUDA Kernel Engineer who has hands-on experience developing... ...scratch . You will work on the GPU performance layer powering large-scale, high-throughput AI systems used by...PerformanceRemote jobLocal areaImmediate startRelocation package
- ...the next generation of AI infrastructure: large-scale... ...improvements in performance and efficiency. Customers... ...Technical Staff focused on kernels and GPU performance. In... ...This role is ideal for engineers who enjoy deep... ...ownership, work alongside highly technical engineers, and...Performance
- ...for the unique demands of advanced AI workloads. The team is... ...are looking for a systems‑minded engineer to help advance our kernel development, performance engineering, and hardware‑software... ...experience optimising code for GPUs, high‑performance CPUs, or custom accelerators...Performance
$225k
...Founding Engineer ($225k+ + Equity) at well-funded healthcare AI startup Company Description Well-funded healthcare AI... ...containerization, and firmware pipelines for high‑performance compute in non‑datacenter... ...GPU acceleration and CUDA kernels to maintain sustained AI...Performance- ...FriendliAI is looking for a GPU Kernel Engineer to design, build, and... ...large-scale, GPU-accelerated AI inference platform. You will... ...This is a deeply technical, high-impact role where you will write... ...implement, and optimize high-performance GPU kernels for AI inference...PerformanceFlexible hours
- ...High Performance Computing Engineer San Francisco Bay Area We are pioneering advanced computational solutions... .... Advanced expertise in using AI coding assistants for HPC code... ...ROCm implementations for computational kernels Create and maintain MPI-based distributed...Performance
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