Oracle · 1 day ago
Senior Principal Software Engineer - AI Infrastructure Innovation
Seattle, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$97K/yr - $252K/yr
10+ years expOracle is a world leader in cloud solutions, and they are seeking a highly driven GPU platform software & system development engineer at the Principal Engineer level. The role involves evaluating, prototyping, and optimizing cutting-edge AI hardware and accelerators to drive next-gen Cloud AI Infrastructure platforms.
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Responsibilities
Evaluation of system architecture and proposed implementation path analysis
Work directly with hardware design and development teams on architecture, implementation, development, deployment, and troubleshooting of AI hardware platforms. Collaboration is also expected with the wider Oracle engineering and operations functional groups as well as our external partners
Conduct comprehensive benchmarking and performance analysis of AI accelerators from emerging hardware vendors (e.g., SambaNova, Groq)
Compare and contrast new AI accelerators with industry-standard hardware (e.g., NVIDIA GPUs) for training and inference workloads
Develop tools and processes for evaluating the performance of hardware in real-world AI applications
Contribute to the design and improvement of performance optimization algorithms for AI models running on the hardware
Qualification
Required
BS or MS degree in Computer Science or relevant technical field involving coding or equivalent practical experience
10+ years of total experience in software development
Demonstrated ability to write great code using Java, GoLang, C#, or similar OO languages
Solid knowledge of AI / GPU platform architecture and their capabilities
Experience working on large-scale, highly distributed services infrastructure
Solid working experience with GPU supplier test code as well as open-source AI test / characterization tools
Experience with the architecture, design, and implementation of modern server platforms consisting of multiple architectures and vendors, including x86 and ARM server architectures
Demonstrated experience debugging and root-causing complex issues that may have a mix of hardware and software causes
Systematic problem-solving approach, strong communication skills, a sense of ownership, and drive
Preferred
Experience as technical lead on a large-scale cloud service
Hands-on experience developing and maintaining services on a public cloud platform (e.g., AWS, Azure, Oracle)
Experience with AI accelerator chips (e.g., SambaNova, Groq, etc.)
Knowledge of AI accelerator benchmarks and tools for performance evaluation (e.g., MLPerf, DeepBench)
Understanding of AI model optimization techniques for hardware acceleration
Strong understanding and experience running firmware and system diagnostics tools using BMC firmware, UEFI/ BIOS and Linux tools. Skilled in scripting to customize tests
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
Short term disability and long term disability
Life insurance and AD&D
Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits
401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.
11 paid holidays
Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.
Paid parental leave
Adoption assistance
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Financial planning and group legal
Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance
Company
Oracle
Oracle is an integrated cloud application and platform services that sells a range of enterprise information technology solutions.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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$25.75BKey Investors
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