Staff Software Engineer, GPU Performance, Google Scale

1 Week ago • 8-13 Years • Artificial Intelligence • $197,000 PA - $291,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

This Staff Software Engineer role focuses on GPU performance optimization at Google scale. Responsibilities include building optimizations for critical Google products and services, shaping the entire GPU software stack (influencing model design, optimizing low-level kernels and compilers), managing performance bottlenecks, and collaborating with ML, compiler, and systems architecture teams. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in software development, testing, ML design and infrastructure, GPU programming, and performance tuning. They will utilize Google's resources and work across teams to improve benchmarks and drive cloud business growth.
Must have:
  • 8+ years software development experience
  • 5+ years testing and launching software
  • 5+ years ML design and infrastructure experience
  • Experience with GPUs
  • Optimize performance, improve benchmarks
Good to have:
  • Low-level GPU programming (CUDA, OpenCL)
  • Compiler optimization experience
  • Knowledge of modern GPU architectures
  • Performance modeling and benchmarking skills
Perks:
  • Bonus
  • Equity
  • Benefits

Job Details


Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's 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.
  • 5 years of experience with ML design and ML infrastructure (e.g., model deployment, model evaluation, data processing, debugging, fine tuning).
  • Experience working with GPUs.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Experience in low-level GPU programming (e.g., CUDA, OpenCL, etc.) and performance tuning techniques.
  • Experience with compiler optimization, code generation, and runtime systems for GPU architectures (e.g., OpenXLA, MLIR, Triton, etc.).
  • Experience in algorithms and ML models to leverage GPUs.
  • Knowledge of modern GPU architectures (e.g., NVIDIA, AMD, etc.), memory hierarchies, and performance bottlenecks.
  • Ability to develop and utilize performance models and benchmarks to guide optimization efforts and hardware roadmap decisions.

About the job

Google Cloud's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. We're looking for engineers who bring fresh ideas from all areas, including information retrieval, distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking and data storage, security, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, UI design and mobile; the list goes on and is growing every day. As a software engineer, you will work on a specific project critical to Google Cloud's needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects as you and our fast-paced business grow and evolve. You will anticipate our customer needs and be empowered to act like an owner, take action and innovate. We need our engineers to be versatile, display leadership qualities and be enthusiastic to take on new problems across the full-stack as we continue to push technology forward.

In this role, you will support the future of AI and accelerate computing for Google.

The ML, Systems, & Cloud AI (MSCA) organization at Google designs, implements, and manages the hardware, software, machine learning, and systems infrastructure for all Google services (Search, YouTube, etc.) and Google Cloud. Our end users are Googlers, Cloud customers and the billions of people who use Google services around the world.

We prioritize security, efficiency, and reliability across everything we do - from developing our latest TPUs to running a global network, while driving towards shaping the future of hyperscale computing. Our global impact spans software and hardware, including Google Cloud’s Vertex AI, the leading AI platform for bringing Gemini models to enterprise customers.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $197,000-$291,000 + 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 .

Responsibilities

  • Build optimizations that improve benchmarks, but also power Google's most critical products and services, impacting billions of users worldwide and driving cloud business growth.
  • Shape the entire GPU software stack through influencing model design, optimizing low-level kernels and compilers (e.g., OpenXLA, JAX, Triton, etc.), and bridging the gap between model developers and hardware for optimal co-design and performance.
  • Manage performance bottlenecks in tests and explore optimization techniques through Google’s unparalleled access to the latest generation of GPUs, tools, and build AI accelerators.
  • Collaborate with ML, compiler design, and systems architecture teams through internal and external partnerships, as well as open-source projects.

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