AI Accelerator Software Distinguished Engineer- Framework Integration

Description

Invent the future with us.

Ampere is a semiconductor design company for a new era, leading the future of computing with an innovative approach to CPU design focused on high-performance, energy efficient AI compute.

As a pioneer in the new frontier of energy efficient high-performance computing, Ampere is part of the Softbank Group of companies driving sustainable computing for AI, Cloud, and edge applications.

Join us at Ampere and work alongside a passionate and growing team - we’d love to have you apply!

About the Role

As an AI Accelerator Software Distinguished Engineer – Framework Integration, you will lead end-to-end technical strategy and delivery for high-performance deep learning inference across Ampere accelerator platforms. You will set direction for how major ML frameworks are enabled and optimized for our hardware, ensuring high throughput, low latency, and efficient compute/memory utilization for current and next-generation AI workloads spanning data centers to edge.

This role is distinguished by deep technical ownership, architecture leadership, and cross-team influence - driving outcomes from performance modeling and integration strategy through production-ready runtime and kernel behavior.

What You’ll Achieve:

Framework integration leadership (PyTorch / ONNX / llama.cpp)

Own and advance integration of major deep learning frameworks - PyTorch, ONNX, llama.cpp, and related tooling - into the Ampere deep learning accelerator backend, enabling robust execution of real-world model graphs and operators.

Full-stack acceleration across the SW/HW execution path

Drive acceleration across the end-to-end stack, including (as applicable):

inference serving and orchestration enablement

framework-to-runtime integration layers

compiler/graph lowering and optimization

runtime library and execution management

user-mode execution paths and performance-critical interfaces

compute kernel development and micro-optimizations

profiling, benchmarking, and continuous performance tuning

Model enablement: performance + accuracy

Lead efforts to improve performance and correctness for models using popular frameworks and serving stacks such as vLLM and SGLang, ensuring stable behavior under production inference patterns (prefill/decode, batching, KV cache behavior, scheduling, etc.).

Hardware/software co-design and optimization

Provide technical direction for HW/SW co-optimization of existing and evolving AI architectures to:

maximize computational efficiency

increase sustained throughput

reduce latency and variance

improve scalability across cores, memory hierarchies, and system configurations

raise the ceiling on what Ampere platforms can deliver

Build and evolve state-of-the-art AI accelerator software

Contribute to and shape the architecture of software/hardware AI co-processors and accelerators, defining reusable components, reference implementations, and performance guardrails.

Cross-functional technical collaboration and influence

Partner with compiler/runtime/kernel, platform, and systems teams to integrate and validate AI capabilities in Ampere’s platforms and accelerators from cloud to edge.

Mentorship and technical excellence

Set engineering standards through code reviews, design reviews, benchmark methodologies, and mentorship - raising the overall bar for quality, maintainability, and performance.

About You:

Education & experience: BS Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Software Engineering or a related technical field & 15 years of related experience; or MS degree & 12 years; or PhD & 8 years

Deep framework expertise: Proven experience with software development focused on PyTorch, ONNX, and llama.cpp, including integration, graph/operator enablement, and performance-focused engineering.

Linux accelerator runtime / driver experience (preferred): Experience building or extending user-mode drivers and/or runtime libraries for GPUs or deep learning accelerators on Linux is a plus.

Strong systems programming + performance tuning: Deep expertise in Python and C/C++, with a strong track record in performance engineering (profiling, optimization, throughput/latency analysis, memory behavior).

Solid ML/AI fundamentals: Strong understanding of AI/ML concepts (neural networks, data processing frameworks), and familiarity with modern model families including Transformers and Diffusion architectures.

Fluent with modern AI development tools (preferred): Comfortable using modern AI programming tools and workflows such as Codex or Claude Code.

What We’ll Offer:

At Ampere we believe in taking care of our employees and providing a competitive total rewards package that includes base pay, cash long-term incentive, and comprehensive benefits. The full base pay range for this role is between $279,500 and $419,500, except in the San Francisco Bay Area where the range is between $293,000 and $440,000.

Our benefits include health, wellness, and financial programs that support employees through every stage of life.

Benefit highlights include:

Premium medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, as well as income protection and a 401K retirement plan, so that you can feel secure in your health and financial future.

Unlimited Flextime and 10+ paid holidays so that you can embrace a healthy work-life balance.

A variety of healthy snacks, energizing espresso, and refreshing drinks to keep you fueled and focused throughout the day.

And there is much more than compensation and benefits. At Ampere, we foster an inclusive culture that empowers our employees to do more and grow more. We are excited to share more about our career opportunities with you through the interview process. Our benefits include health, wellness, and financial programs that support employees through every stage of life.

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