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The GPU Kernel Development Engineer joins the GPU Software team to develop high-performance kernels and runtimes for accelerating GPGPU operations like Machine Learning and Image Processing. This role involves optimizing Adreno GPU drivers for standard APIs including OpenCL, OpenGL ES, Vulkan, and DirectX across Android, Linux, and Windows platforms. You will accelerate Machine Learning operations for inference and training, develop runtimes and frameworks, and collaborate with hardware designers to improve hardware and software interfaces. Key responsibilities include writing code in C, C++, and Python, creating unit tests, and producing technical documentation. Required skills include strong C/C++ programming, familiarity with GPGPU APIs like CUDA or OpenCL, and an understanding of data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented programming to solve complex graphics and processing problems.
GPU Programming
C++
HIP
CUDA
LLVM
MLIR
GPU Kernels
Performance Analysis
Quantized Models
LLM
System Software Development
Code Generation
Memory Hierarchy
Cache Hierarchy
Synchronization
C++
Python
PyTorch
TensorFlow
HIP
CUDA
ROCm
LLVM
Triton
Assembly
GPU Kernel Development
Distributed Computing
Compiler Optimization
Linux
High-Performance Computing
CUTLASS
Compute Kernel
Graph Compilers