Performance Benchmarking Engineer - Cluster Networking and AI

Oracle • Seattle, WA

93d • $96,800 - $223,400

About The Position

OCI AI Infrastructure is at the forefront of building cutting-edge GPU supercomputers that scale to tens of thousands of GPUs without compromising performance for our customers. Our team strives to be the go-to experts on RDMA cluster architecture and its relationship to AI/ML/HPC performance. We apply our deep understanding of these unique workload demands to RDMA network design so our customers can push the cutting edge in AI/ML and other areas of HPC. Join us and be a part of the team that's pushing the boundaries of AI technology!

Requirements

• BS or MS degree in CS or related engineering or science field with 5+ years of relevant experience
• Experience with benchmarking and troubleshooting or optimizing performance of a system.
• Experience with coding, scripting, and automation.
• Background in Networking.
• General Linux skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex projects, independently resolve ambiguity, collaborate with stakeholders across teams, and communicate effectively.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working on clusters, e.g., running HPC/AI workloads, or maintaining an HPC/AI system.
• Experience troubleshooting or tuning performance on distributed systems.
• Familiarity with elements of the AI/HPC software stack such as job schedulers (e.g., Slurm); NCCL, RCCL, or MPI; or ML frameworks.
• Experience with RDMA Networking, i.e., RoCE or Infiniband.
• Experience architecting or developing solutions on a public cloud platform.

Responsibilities

• Carry out performance studies on GPU clusters with focus on AIML workload performance, network performance and tuning.
• Design and code solutions for performance benchmarking.
• Troubleshoot performance problems on RDMA clusters and perform cluster performance validation, including on very novel and not fully understood systems.
• Document new tools and procedures to a high standard.
• Write whitepapers to disseminate findings of performance studies.
• Participate in architecture design and review, code review, and contribute to roadmap development.
• Mentor junior engineers.
• Participate in operational rotations.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
• Short term disability and long term disability
• Life insurance and AD&D
• Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
• Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits
• 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
• Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position.
• 11 paid holidays
• Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire.
• Paid parental leave
• Adoption assistance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Financial planning and group legal
• Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree