At Groq. We believe in an AI economy powered by human agency. We envision a world where AI is accessible to all, a world that demands processing power that is better, faster, and more affordable than is available today. AI applications are currently constrained by the limitations of the Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), a technology originally developed for the gaming market and soon to become the weakest link in the AI economy.

Enter Groqs LPU™ AI Inference Technology. Specifically engineered for the demands of large language models (LLMs), the Language Processing Unit outpaces the GPU in speed, power, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness. The quickest way to understand the opportunity is to watch the following talk – groq.link/scspdemo.

Why join Groq? AI will change humanity forever, and we believe preservation of human agency and self determination is only possible if AI is made affordably and universally accessible. Groq’s LPUs will power AI from an early stage, and you will get to leave your fingerprint on civilization.

Principal Inference Stack Engineer

Mission: lead technical efforts focused on mapping ML workloads onto Groq’s LPU through deep and first hand working knowledge of Groq’s state-of-the-art spatial compiler and ML inference stack.

Responsibilities & outcomes:

Analyze latest ML workloads from Groq partners or Cloud and develop optimization roadmap and strategies to improve inference performance and operating efficiency of workload
Design, develop, and maintain optimizing compiler for Groqs LPU
Expand Groq runtime API to simplify execution model of Groq LPUs
Benchmark and analyze output produced by optimizing compiler and runtime, and drive enhancements to improve its quality-of-results when measured on the Groq LPU hardware.
Manage large multi-person and multi-geo projects and interface with various leads across the company
Mentor junior compiler engineers and collaborate with other senior compiler engineers on the team.
Review and accept code updates to compiler passes and IR definitions.
Work with HW teams and architects to drive improvements in architecture and SW compiler
Publish novel compilation techniques to Groqs TSP at top-tier ML, Applications, Compiler, and Computer Architecture conferences.

Ideal candidates have/are:

10+ years of experience in the area of computer science/engineering or related
5+ years of direct experience with C/C++ and runtime frameworks
Knowledge of LLVM and compiler architecture
Experience with mapping HPC, ML, or Deep Learning workloads to accelerators
Knowledge of spatial architectures such as FPGA or CGRAs an asset
Knowledge with distributed systems and disaggregated compute desired
Knowledge of functional programming an assert
Experience with ML frameworks such as TensorFlow or PyTorch desired
Knowledge of ML IR representations such as ONNX and Deep Learning

Attributes of a Groqster:

Humility - Egos are checked at the door
Collaborative & Team Savvy - We make up the smartest person in the room, together
Growth & Giver Mindset - Learn it all versus know it all, we share knowledge generously
Curious & Innovative - Take a creative approach to projects, problems, and design
Passion, Grit, & Boldness - no limit thinking, fueling informed risk taking

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!

Compensation: At Groq, a competitive base salary is part of our comprehensive compensation package, which includes equity and benefits. For this role, the base salary range is $248,710 to $407,100, determined by your skills, qualifications, experience and internal benchmarks.

Location: Groq is a geo-agnostic company, meaning you work where you are. Exceptional candidates will thrive in asynchronous partnerships and remote collaboration methods. Some roles may require being located near our primary sites, as indicated in the job description.

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