Magic · 1 week ago
Kernel Engineer
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$225K/yr - $550K/yrMagic is on a mission to build safe AGI that accelerates humanity's progress on important problems. As a Kernel Engineer, you will design, implement, and maintain high-performance kernels to optimize throughput and latency during training and inference.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Information TechnologyMachine Learning
Responsibilities
Design, develop and optimize custom high-performance GPU kernels
Evaluate porting Magic’s compute kernels to alternative hardware options
Think beyond the kernel level to the broader scheme of how we train and inference our models and suggest improvements
Qualification
Required
Experience with low-level programming of AI accelerators (e.g. CUDA, XLA)
Deep understanding of GPU, TPU, and/or CPU architecture
Benefits
Equity is a significant part of total compensation, in addition to salary
401(k) plan with 6% salary matching
Generous health, dental and vision insurance for you and your dependents
Unlimited paid time off
Visa sponsorship and relocation stipend to bring you to SF, if possible
Company
Magic
Magic is an AI coding startup that enables developers to work with AI to find code for building apps.
Founded in 2022
2-10 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (2)
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$465.93MKey Investors
Flat CapitalNFDG VenturesCapitalG
2025-01-14Series Unknown· $0.81M
2024-08-29Series Unknown· $320M
2024-02-16Series B· $117M
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