GPU Kernel Developer - Fully Remote

Mercor, Inc.
New York, NY, United States
7 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Part-time (≤ 32 hours)
Experience level
Experienced
Experience required
3 years minimum
Compensation
$145,600.0 - $187,200.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Artificial Intelligence Profiling Nvidia CUDA Python (Programming Language) Linux Kernel Machine Learning Generative AI

Job description

  • Evaluate the quality and correctness of GPU/accelerator kernel development tasks for training and evaluating AI models.
  • Assess numerical correctness, performance-benchmarking fairness, and task scoping across diverse kernel task types.
  • Review compilation and runtime validity, providing clear, rubric-based written feedback.
  • Collaborate with AI research teams to improve model training and evaluation processes.
  • Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines and enhance AI model performance., PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.

Requirements

Must-Have

  • 3+ years of experience with CUDA, Triton, NKI, or Pallas (JAX).
  • Strong understanding of numerical-correctness criteria for kernels.
  • Experience with performance profiling and benchmarking (e.g., nsight, ncu).
  • Familiarity with common compilation and runtime failure modes.
  • Experience with at least three kernel task types.

Preferred

  • Experience with both NVIDIA GPU and custom-accelerator ecosystems.
  • Background in compiler engineering, MLIR, or intermediate-representation lowering.
  • Understanding of memory-hierarchy optimization.
  • Contributions to kernel libraries like cuBLAS, cuDNN, or Triton., Role Name - Python Developer ROLE_DESCRIPTION - We are seeking a highly skilled Python Developer with hands-on experience in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Gene…
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