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As a Principal Engineer on the CoreAI GPU Infrastructure team, you will design and build foundational accelerated compute platforms for large-scale AI training and inference across Azure. Your daily tasks include developing systems for GPU device management, scheduling, isolation, and sharing, as well as building advanced orchestration capabilities using Kubernetes and related ecosystems to ensure efficient resource utilization. You will also optimize performance and reliability across extensive GPU fleets and collaborate with networking teams to enable high-performance interconnects. This role requires expertise in C++, Java, Python, and other languages, along with experience in virtualization and container platforms like Kubernetes. Ideal candidates have a background in large-scale infrastructure design and operation, strong problem-solving skills, and the ability to mentor engineers while driving technical direction across teams. The position offers significant impact on cloud GPU platform development and collaboration with experts from various domains.