Tech Lead, AI Infra Compute

Responsibilities

About the team:
Compute division focuses on building large-scale and highly available cloud infrastructure, which supports both public cloud products (like Volc Engine ECS service) and the internal products. The Compute-US team focuses on the development and research of the compute infrastructure platform.

• Lead the design and prototype of key technologies or products.
• Research and follow trends from industry companies, open-source communities and academia.
• Review design and implementation and ensure it is aligned with long term vision and roadmap.
• Communicate and coordinate with partner teams to deliver projects on time with high quality.

• BS or above degree in Computer Science or related technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years experience of AI and AI Infra related projects.
• 3+ years experience as a tech lead.

• Deep understanding of cloud infrastructure or AI infrastructure.
• Good communication, self-motivation, engineering practice, and working collaboratively in cross-functional teams.
• Familiar with at least two of the areas below:
  • GPU Infra (GPU cluster management, job scheduling, collective communication libraries, etc)
  • LLM Inference engines, including performance optimizations and cost optimizations.
  • Machine learning frameworks such as PyTorch or other frameworks.
  • AI Infra hardware, including next-gen CPU/GPU, training/inference server platforms, data center infra, etc.

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Compensation Description (Annually):
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $198,360 - $416,100 annually.

Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental…