Staff Software Engineer, GPU Performance

Google LLC

WA

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Algorithms, Android, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Artificial Intelligence (AI) Programming Languages, Benchmarking, Bridge Building, CUDA (Compute Unified Device Architecture), Channel Strategies, Civil Engineering, Cloud Computing, Computer Science, Consulting, Cross-Functional, Data Structures, English Language, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), Field Sales, GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), Genetics, Government, Incident Response, Leading Edge Technology, Machine Learning, Memory Hardware, Network Operations Center, Operations Management, Operations Research, Performance Analysis, Performance Engineering, Performance Metrics, Performance Modeling, Product/Service Launch, Program Planning, Project/Program Management, Rapid Application Development (RAD), Recruiting/Staffing Agency, Regulatory Requirements, Security Architecture, Software Architecture, Software Architecture Design, Software Development, Software Engineering, Startup, Supply Chain Management, Team Lead/Manager, Technical Leadership, Telecommunications, Testing, Vehicle Fleets
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XIn accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:

  • Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
  • Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
  • Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
  • Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
  • Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
  • Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
  • Holidays: 13 paid days per year

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Sunnyvale, CA, USA; Kirkland, WA, USA; New York, NY, USA.

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelors degree or equivalent practical experience.

  • 8 years of experience in software development.

  • 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products, and 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.

  • Experience with modern GPU architectures (NVIDIA, AMD, or other AI accelerators), memory hierarchies, and performance bottlenecks.

  • Experience with modern LLMs and their deployment on AI accelerators.

  • Experience with low-level GPU programming (CUDA, Triton, CUTLASS, etc.) and performance engineering techniques.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Masters degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.

  • 8 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.

  • 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction.

  • 3 years of experience working in a structured organization involving cross-functional, or cross-business projects.

  • Experience with compiler optimization, code generation, and runtime systems for GPU architectures (OpenXLA, MLIR, Triton, etc.).

About the job

Google Clouds mission is to make every business successful through AI by combining cutting-edge technology, infrastructure, and talent. AI/ML software engineers in Cloud bridge the gap between pioneering models and a massive product vehicle reaching billions. Our talent density and AI-powered tools drive rapid development, rooted in a culture of empowerment and a bias to action. In this role, you arent just building technology; youre shaping the frontier of enterprise and driving the evolution of advanced models.

While known for pioneering work with TPUs, GPUs are an equally vital and rapidly expanding frontier within Google"s machine learning infrastructure. GPUs are indispensable to Googles diverse and ever-evolving landscape for strategic, pragmatic, and performance-driven reasons ensuring top performance for our machine learning (ML) models, adapting to ML workloads, achieving results, and influencing next-gen GPU architectures via partnerships.

In recognition of hardware as a strength, Googles Core ML organization is heavily invested in growing the powerhouse team of GPU experts, and we invite you to be at its vanguard.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to move beyond incremental improvements and architect transformative solutions, shaping the future of AI and accelerated computing for Google and the world.

The AI and Infrastructure team is redefining whats possible. We empower Google customers with breakthrough capabilities and insights by delivering AI and Infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability and velocity. Our customers include Googlers, Google Cloud customers, and billions of Google users worldwide.

We"re the driving force behind Google"s groundbreaking innovations, empowering the development of our cutting-edge AI models, delivering unparalleled computing power to global services, and providing the essential platforms that enable developers to build the future. From software to hardware our teams are shaping the future of world-leading hyperscale computing, with key teams working on the development of our TPUs, Vertex AI for Google Cloud, Google Global Networking, Data Center operations, systems research, and much more.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $207,000-$300,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

  • Identify and maintain LLM training and serving benchmarks, using them to identify performance opportunities, drive XLA:GPU/Triton performance toward XLA releases.
  • Engage with various teams, like DeepMind, to solve challenging ML model performance problems.
  • Run architecture-level simulations on GPU designs and perform roofline analysis to guide partner teams.
  • Analyze performance and efficiency metrics to identify bottlenecks and then design and implement solutions at Google fleet-wide scale.
  • Run performance benchmarks on GPU hardware using internal and external tools such as TRT-LLM, vLLM , and SGLang.

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Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See also Google"s EEO Policy, Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal, Belonging at Google, and How we hire.

If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.

Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.

To all recruitment agencies: Google does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Google employees, or any other organization location. Google is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

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