Distinguished Engineer, Dynamo

Nvidia

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Hybrid
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$320,000–$488,750 / yr
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Full-time
Posted
20 days ago
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Nvidia is a leading designer of graphics processing units (GPUs) and system-on-chip units, powering gaming, professional visualization, data centers, and artificial intelligence workloads. Industry: Semiconductors & AI Computing

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TL;DR · Distinguished Engineer, Dynamo

JOB TITLE: Distinguished Engineer - Dynamo The Distinguished Engineer - Dynamo joins the Dynamo engineering team as a senior-level technical leader. This role involves driving technology and product direction, providing deep technical expertise, and impacting the next generation of inference on NVIDIA hardware. You will contribute to the Dynamo family of open source projects, leading critical initiatives around resiliency, performance, and scalability to maintain a production-ready, data center-scale AI inferencing platform. Key responsibilities include representing the team to customers and partners while collaborating across storage, networking, and hardware teams. Required skills include proficiency in Rust, Python, and Go, along with experience in cloud computing platforms like AWS, GCP, and Azure. The work focuses on solving complex AI inference problems using advanced techniques like disaggregated serving and KV-aware routing for image, video, and audio modalities.

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What you'll do

  • Contribute to the Dynamo family of open source projects.
  • Serve as a technical expert in AI inferencing to push technological frontiers.
  • Represent Dynamo and NVIDIA with customers, partners, and the AI community.
  • Lead critical initiatives regarding resiliency, performance, and scalability for AI inference.
  • Build and drive Dynamo as a production-ready, data center-scale AI inferencing platform.
  • Promote the implementation of the latest AI/ML infrastructure technologies and frameworks within the company.

What we're looking for

  • BS, MS, PhD, or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field.
  • 18+ years of proven experience in systems software engineering.
  • Expertise in the AI inference space, such as operating production inference systems at scale or working on inference engines.
  • Experience serving as a senior technical leader in an organization with the ability to lead through influence.
  • Proficiency in programming languages such as Rust, Python, and Go.
  • Familiarity with cloud computing platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
  • Excellent problem-solving skills for analyzing complex systems and implementing scalable solutions.
  • Experience in production-grade infrastructure, including observability, resilience, and operations (preferred).

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