GPU Architect, Platform Architecture

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The Platform Architecture GPU group is looking for a talented GPU Architect to join the Neural Accelerator effort with strong skills in performance analysis and development at the level of ML frameworks and lower-level kernel implementations.

• Analyze the performance of linear algebra and machine learning algorithms on Apple GPU platforms, pursuing investigations wherever they take you in Apple software.
• With our partner teams in Software Engineering and Hardware Technologies, formulate system-level strategies to address performance problems and unlock the next level of AI performance for our users.
• Work closely with MLX, MPS and CoreML teams on real ML use-cases in an end-to-end co-design effort, from early design exploration up to product launch.

• Experience with software and hardware performance analysis and optimization
• Experience in GPU programming models such as Metal, CUDA, or similar
• Experience with ML frameworks, for example MLX, Pytorch, or similar

• MS or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent
• 20+ years of relevant industry experience
• Experience working specifically in CUDA C++ on ML and/or linear algebra algorithms
• Experience optimizing LLM inference for low latency at the implementation level
• Experience optimizing LLM inference at scale in the cloud or datacenter
• Ability to communicate across both hardware and software organizations

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