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Principal AI Cluster Performance Validation Engineer

Austin, TexasFull-time2026-09-09 → 2026-10-22
No visa sponsorship

Core

Optimize and validate peak performance for GPU clusters, specifically focusing on RDMA networks, data flows between GPU/NIC, and cluster networking.

Role type

Principal AI Cluster Performance Validation Engineer

Builds

High-performance GPU cluster infrastructure for AI workloads

Domain

Semiconductor / High-Performance Computing (HPC) / AI Infrastructure

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

GPU architectures, RDMA networking, RoCE v2, parallel clustered computing, system-level performance tuning, Linux kernel networking, scripting (Python/Bash), performance profiling, bottleneck analysis

Preferred skills

Machine learning system design, cluster management tools, hardware/firmware debugging, load balancing techniques

Technologies

RDMA, RoCE, Linux, Python, Bash

Responsibilities

Conduct scalability testing under various workloads; Develop and execute benchmarking strategies to identify bottlenecks; Optimize cluster network throughput, latency, and congestion; Profile performance to provide actionable insights; Implement optimization strategies for protocols and parallel processing; Document performance analysis and tuning outcomes; Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate improvements.

Seniority

Principal, strategy & mentorship