Senior Staff Engineer, GPU Architect, Machine Learning

Samsung Electronics

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Remote

Quick summary

Work type
Remote
Location
San Jose, CA
Salary
$198,200–$297,200 / yr
Posted
43 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago
Closes
Jan 29, 2027

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $226k
This role $248k
$170k most similar roles pay here $311k

This role pays more than 68% of similar roles. Most pay $196,750–$254,750 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $248k versus about $226k for comparable roles.

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TL;DR · Senior Staff Engineer, GPU Architect, Machine Learning

As a Senior Staff Engineer, GPU Architect, Machine Learning, you will join the GPU Architect team to lead the design and development of innovative machine learning solutions for premium mobile GPUs. You will drive architectural innovation by defining new features, analyzing workloads, and improving hardware-software integration to optimize performance, power efficiency, and scalability for large-scale AI models like LLMs, LVMs, and image classification. Your daily work involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to translate machine learning insights into production-ready designs while identifying bottlenecks and proposing data-driven solutions. You will utilize skills in C++, Python, and ML frameworks such as TensorFlow or PyTorch. The role focuses on the intersection of GPU and machine learning design, specifically addressing the technical challenges of integrating AI workloads into the graphics pipeline for next-generation intelligent computing devices.

What you'll do

  • Lead the design and development of innovative machine learning solutions for premium mobile GPUs.
  • Drive architectural innovation to enable efficient execution of large-scale AI models like LLMs and LVMs.
  • Analyze and model representative ML workloads to identify performance bottlenecks and optimization opportunities.
  • Define new GPU features and hardware extensions that integrate with the graphics pipeline.
  • Improve middleware and hardware-software integration to optimize GPU architectures for machine learning tasks.
  • Translate machine learning insights into production-ready GPU designs and influence long-term architecture roadmaps.
  • Manage complex projects while staying ahead of industry trends and emerging technologies in AI hardware.

What we're looking for

  • Candidates must have a Bachelor's degree with 11+ years of experience, or a Master's with 9+ years, or a PhD with 7+ years.
  • Knowledge of machine learning principles, architectures, and frameworks like TensorFlow or PyTorch is required.
  • Experience with GPU architecture and the graphics pipeline is required.
  • Proficiency in programming languages such as C++, Python, or similar is required.
  • Familiarity with LLMs, LVMs, image classification, computer vision algorithms, AR/VR, and Ray Tracing is required.
  • Knowledge of computer architecture and performance optimization techniques is required.
  • Experience with workload analysis and modeling to identify bottlenecks and optimize PPA is required.
  • Applicants must be authorized to access information subject to U.S. export control laws.

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