Senior Deep Learning Systems Architect

Nvidia

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On-site
Location
Santa Clara, CA
Salary
$224,000–$356,500 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
104 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 · Senior Deep Learning Systems Architect

JOB TITLE: Senior Deep Learning Systems Architect The Senior Deep Learning Systems Architect joins the deep learning architecture team to design hardware accelerator and processor architectures for next-generation mobile, embedded, and datacenter platforms. This role involves co-designing systems from conception through prototyping, identifying performance bottlenecks, and proposing solutions to accelerate current methods. You will perform comprehensive analyses from first principles to build analytical models and implement prototypes for various deep learning techniques. Key responsibilities include collaborating with researchers and engineers to map AI workloads to underlying hardware. Required skills include deep neural network fundamentals, experience with training frameworks like PyTorch, TensorFlow, or JAX, and proficiency in C++ and Python. Preferred expertise includes GPU computing via CUDA, OpenCL, or OpenACC, as well as HPC standards like MPI and OpenMP.

What you'll do

  • Design hardware accelerator and processor architectures for next-generation mobile, embedded, and datacenter platforms.
  • Co-design system architectures from initial conception through specification and prototyping.
  • Map various AI and deep learning workloads to underlying hardware and systems.
  • Identify performance bottlenecks and propose solutions to accelerate current systems and methods.
  • Perform first-principles analyses of deep learning techniques and system optimizations to build analytical models.
  • Implement and benchmark prototypes to test and prove architectural ideas.
  • Develop code for deep learning training frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or JAX.

What we're looking for

  • MS or PhD degree in computer science, computer architecture, electrical engineering, or a related field.
  • 10+ years of relevant work experience.
  • Strong background in machine learning with a focus on Deep Neural Networks and DL fundamentals.
  • Experience adapting and training DNNs for various tasks.
  • Experience developing code for one or more DNN training frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or JAX.
  • Proficiency in numerical analysis, performance analysis, and optimization.
  • Proficiency in computer architecture.
  • Programming fluency with C++ and Python (preferred).
  • Work experience with GPU computing (CUDA, OpenCL, OpenACC) and HPC (MPI, OpenMP) (preferred).

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