Senior Director, ML Workload Performance

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THE ROLE:

We are seeking anexceptionalSenior DirectorofEngineeringto leadourMachine Learningworkloadperformance andoptimizationteamacross various frameworksand modelarchitectures.Thisis a highly visible rolewith large scope and impact.

AsSenior DirectorofML workload performance, you will leadand builda team of expertsin ML, optimizationsand systemlevelsoftwarefocusingongetting the best performance onmultiplegenerationsof AMD GPUs withwide range of models includinglateststate-of-the-artAImodels.You will set strategy and roadmap for general optimization and acceleratingsupporting new models.

Furthermore, you will be working withcustomersand businessunitson perf projection,analysis andcome up withnovelsolutionsto satisfypartnerneeds.Andparticipatingin standardperformancebenchmarks.

If you are passion about performance optimization, getting the bestoutofthe HW, and shaping the futureofAI acceleration, then this role is for you.

THE PERSON:

The ideal candidatewill havea proventrack recordof building and leading a world-classperformanceengineeringteam.ExperiencewithMLhardware architecture, software optimization,performancemodelingand latest trend in inference and training.Experienceinmapping model architectureto low level software,hardwareandunderstandingtheimpact of each layer of the stacktomodel performance.

Strong knowledgein latestgenerativemodelarchitecture, especiallySoTAmodels, distributed inferenceand deployment at scale is crucial.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Set strategy and roadmapfor AMDmodel optimization.

• Lead,mentorand scale a word class high performance teamfocused on ML workload optimization.

• Performancetuning,profilingandanalysisoflarge-scale modelsfor LLM, diffusion,multimodal,RecSysand generative AI, single node and distributed.In additiontoexploring varioustradeoffsand designdecisions.

• Partner with thebusiness,customersolution, and various engineeringorganizationsto deliver the best performanceacross AMD GPUs.

• Participate inhardware-softwareco-design forfuture hardwareoptimizationon various ML workloads.

• Develop and improve framework, tools and infrastructure for performance estimation,modelingand reporting.

• Communicateand present the resultsofthe performanceanalysis and modeling to customers,stakeholders,and senior leadership.And provide a concrete recommendation.

• Cross team collaboration and workingacross the organization toidentifyopportunities and develop strategies.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• 20+ years of experienceleadingaperformanceengineering team.

• Strong technicalexpertiseand experienceinperformance analysis, projection, and hardware architecture.

• Strongleadership skills, ability to work collaboratively withcustomersand cross-functional teams.

• Mentor, coach, and inspire a diverse and talented team of researchers and engineers.

• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills, ability to coordinate internally and externally.

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• A PhD orMaster plusequivalent experience incomputer science, electricalengineer, ora relatedfield.

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