SambaNova Systems

Runtime Engineer

SambaNova Systems · San Jose, CA
San Jose, CA Closed
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Type
Full-time
Experience
7+ yr

The era of pervasive AI has arrived. In this era, organizations will use generative AI to unlock hidden value in their data, accelerate processes, reduce costs, drive efficiency and innovation to fundamentally transform their businesses and operations at scale.

SambaNova Suite™ is the first full-stack, generative AI platform, from chip to model, optimized for enterprise and government organizations. Powered by the intelligent SN40L chip, the SambaNova Suite is a fully integrated platform, delivered on-premises or in the cloud, combined with state-of-the-art open-source models that can be easily and securely fine-tuned using customer data for greater accuracy. Once adapted with customer data, customers retain model ownership in perpetuity, so they can turn generative AI into one of their most valuable assets.

About the role

Runtime owns the lowest layers of the SambaNova stack, working directly with the hardware to maximize application performance and utilization, and providing the software infrastructure that everything above it depends on. We're seeking a seasoned engineer to work across this stack, supporting AI, ML, and scientific applications on large distributed systems. You'll build, test, and deploy the compute systems our customers run production workloads on. We're looking for strong programming skills, experience building and tuning software for distributed systems, and solid teamwork and planning.

Responsibilities

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In this role, you'll design and implement new features across the runtime stack to support high-performance, scalable ML inference and training, including drivers and kernel for our next-generation silicon. You'll build user-space libraries that maximize hardware performance and utilization, along with user-facing tools for analysis, profiling, debugging, and job and hardware management on DataScale systems. You'll collaborate closely with teams across Hardware, ML Applications, Compiler, and DevOps to bring it all together.

Required Qualifications

  • 7+ years of professional experience
  • Bachelor’s in Computer Science, or Computer Engineering
  • Proficiency in C/C++ and Python
  • Experience with user space libraries, operating systems, and kernel drivers
  • Experience working with highly concurrent and distributed systems, with a focus on performance and scalability

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with different types of fabrics, such as PCIe, Infiniband, and RoCE
  • Experience with fast networking stacks, such as RDMA

Submission Guidelines
Please note that in order to be considered an applicant for any position at SambaNova Systems, you must submit an application form for each position for which you believe you are qualified.

EEO Policy
SambaNova Systems is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard basis of age (40 and over), color, disability, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, national origin/ancestry, race, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding), sexual orientation, and any other applicable status protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Benefits Summary for US-Based, Full-Time Employment Positions
SambaNova offers a competitive total rewards package, including the base salary, plus equity and benefits. We cover 95% premium coverage for employee medical insurance, and 77% premium coverage for dependents and offer a Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution. We also offer Dental, Vision, Short/Long term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life, and AD&D insurance plans in addition to Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options like Health Care, Limited Purpose, and Dependent Care. Our library of well-being benefits available to you and your dependents includes a full subscription to Headspace, Gympass+ membership with access to physical gyms, One Medical membership, counseling services with an Employee Assistance Program, and much more.

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