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The Senior Staff GPU Kernel Mode Driver Engineer joins the GPU ASICS Engineering group to lead efforts in improving engineering efficiency, product quality, and the architecture of GPU cores. This role involves architecting, designing, implementing, and optimizing the performance and power of GPU cores while developing pre-silicon kernel mode drivers. Daily responsibilities include developing software, tools, and tests for various graphics workloads, performing pre- and post-silicon verification, and conducting complex analyses of test results using statistics and data predictions. The engineer must debug various layers of GFX software with hardware architecture elements and ensure designs meet industry standards. Key skills include deep domain knowledge in graphics, technical documentation, and the ability to conduct research on industry trends to ensure innovative solutions for next-generation graphics systems.
CUDA
C
C++
Kernel Mode Drivers
Operating Systems
HW/SW Co-design
Virtual Memory
Threads
Process Control
GPU Architecture
Memory Coherence
Memory-Mapped IO
Software Verification
High-Performance Computing
Artificial Intelligence
GPU Programming
C++
HIP
CUDA
LLVM
MLIR
GPU Kernels
Performance Analysis
Quantized Models
LLM
System Software Development
Code Generation
Memory Hierarchy
Cache Hierarchy
Synchronization