Amazon · 2 weeks ago
Sr. Software Development Engineer, FAR (Frontier AI & Robotics)
Seattle, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$151K/yr - $262K/yr
5+ years expAmazon's Frontier AI & Robotics team is seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer to work on groundbreaking foundation models and robotics applications. In this role, you will optimize large-scale transformer architectures and collaborate with scientists to enhance model performance, leveraging your expertise in CUDA and TensorRT.
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Responsibilities
Drive inference optimization strategies for large-scale foundation models using TensorRT, CUDA, and other NVIDIA tools
Collaborate closely with scientists to influence model architectures for optimal hardware utilization
Design and implement efficient compilation pipelines for complex transformer architectures
Develop comprehensive benchmarking frameworks to measure and optimize model performance
Build robust monitoring solutions to ensure reliable model serving at scale
Explore and evaluate emerging optimization techniques including ONNX Runtime and other ML compilers
Maintain high engineering standards through proper testing, documentation, and code review practices
Optimize transformer blocks using custom CUDA kernels and TensorRT optimization techniques
Partner with scientists to analyze model architectures and propose efficiency improvements
Implement and benchmark various optimization strategies for large-scale models
Debug performance bottlenecks using NVIDIA profiling tools
Participate in technical discussions about new model architectures with the science team
Design and maintain performance monitoring systems for production deployment
Prototype new acceleration approaches using emerging compilation frameworks
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team
Strong expertise in Python, C++ and CUDA programming
Experience with TensorRT or similar ML optimization frameworks
Track record of optimizing ML models for production
Preferred
Expertise in NVIDIA's ML stack (cuDNN, CUDA Graph, etc.)
Experience with ML compilers (ONNX Runtime, TVM, etc.)
Experience with transformer model optimization
Background in performance profiling and optimization
Experience working directly with research teams
Track record of building robust monitoring systems
Experience with large-scale ML serving systems
Benefits
Equity
Sign-on payments
Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits
Company
Amazon
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