Performance Research Engineer (multiple levels)

About this role

Efficient is looking for Performance Research Engineers to innovate in energy-efficient computing by researching optimization techniques and collaborating with hardware and architecture teams. Candidates will help develop cutting-edge performance libraries and tools to enhance AI/ML capabilities.

What you'll do

• Research new optimization techniques for energy-efficient processors
• Design tools for AI-assisted optimization and performance analysis
• Collaborate with architecture and compiler teams
• Perform modeling experiments using architecture simulators
• Integrate new techniques into existing performance libraries
• Document complex systems and drive consensus across teams

What they're looking for

• Software development with hardware experience
• Performance issue analysis
• Framework and library design
• Familiarity with CUDA and parallel programming models
• Low-level programming in C/C++
• AI tools for code optimization
• Understanding of low-level programming interfaces
• Experience in performance profiling and benchmark design

Benefits

• Competitive salary between $180,000 and $250,000
• Equity program
• 401K match
• Company-paid benefits
• Paid parental leave
• Flexibility in work arrangements