Deep Learning Compiler Engineer for Ryzen AI NPU - Advanced Micro Devices, Inc

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THE ROLE:

We are looking for a talented Machine Learning (ML) Compiler SW Engineer to join our growing team in the AI group and play a crucial role in developing SW toolset to deploy cutting-edge ML models on AMD’s XDNA Neural Processing Units (NPU). You will be responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing compilers, that translate Gen-AI ML inference models like SDXL-Turbo, Llama2, Mistral, etc. into low-level code for specialized hardware architectures. Your work will directly impact the efficiency, scalability, and reliability of our ML applications. 

THE PERSON:

If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and love working on cutting edge machine learning inference, this role is for you. 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design and develop novel algorithms for tiling and mapping quantized ML workloads on Ryzen AI NPU.
• Analyze and transform intermediate representations of ML models (computational graphs) for efficient execution.
• Collaborate with architects and runtime software engineers to understand performance requirements of different operators and translate them into effective compiler strategies.
• Collaborate with kernel developers to understand kernel tiling requirements and strategize the dataflow and L1/L2 buffer allocation schemes.
• Develop back-end optimization passes to convert high-level representation into driver calls.
• Implement compiler optimizations for performance, resource usage, and compute efficiency.
• Develop and maintain unit tests and integration tests for the compiler to support different generations of NPU architecture.
• Enable detailed profiling and debugging tools for analyzing performance bottlenecks and deadlocks in dataflow schemes.
• Stay up-to-date on the latest advancements in ML compiler technology and hardware architectures.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCES :

• Strong understanding of the dataflow scheduling and memory hierarchy in a multi-core processor architecture.
• Knowledge of compiler design principles (front-end, middle-end, back-end).
• Experience with machine learning frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch).
• Experience working with ML compilers (e.g., MLIR, TVM).
• Experience with ML models such as CNN, LSTM, LLMs, Diffusion is a must.
• Excellent programming skills in Python, C++, or similar languages.
• Experience with machine learning hardware architectures (e.g., GPUs, TPUs, VLIW) is a plus.
• A passion for innovation and a strong desire to push the boundaries of machine learning performance.

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS: 

• Master's degree or PhD. in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or Bachelor's degree with significant experience).

LOCATION :

San Jose, Ca

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