Job Summary

At Red Hat we believe the future of AI is open and we are on a mission to bring the power of open-source LLMs and vLLM to every enterprise. Red Hat Inference team accelerates AI for the enterprise and brings operational simplicity to GenAI deployments. As leading developers, maintainers of the vLLM project, and inventors of state-of-the-art techniques for model quantization and sparsification, our team provides a stable platform for enterprises to build, optimize, and scale LLM deployments.

As a Machine Learning Engineer focused on vLLM, you will be at the forefront of innovation, collaborating with our team to tackle the most pressing challenges in model performance and efficiency. Your work with machine learning and high performance computing will directly impact the development of our cutting-edge software platform, helping to shape the future of AI deployment and utilization. If you are someone who wants to contribute to solving challenging technical problems at the forefront of deep learning in the open source way, this is the role for you.

Join us in shaping the future of AI!

What you will do

Write robust Python and C++, working on vLLM systems, high performance machine learning primitives, performance analysis and modeling, and numerical methods.

Contribute to the design, development, and testing of various inference optimization algorithms

Participate in technical design discussions and provide innovative solutions to complex problems

Give thoughtful and prompt code reviews

Mentor and guide other engineers and foster a culture of continuous learning and innovation

What you will bring

Extensive experience in writing high performance code for GPUs and deep knowledge of GPU hardware

Strong understanding of computer architecture, parallel processing, and distributed computing concepts

Experience with tensor math libraries such as PyTorch

Deep understanding and experience in GPU performance optimizations

Experience optimizing kernels for deep neural networks

Experience with NVIDIA Nsight is a plus

Strong communications skills with both technical and non-technical team members

BS, or MS in computer science or computer engineering or a related field. A PhD in a ML related domain is considered a plus

 

About Red Hat

Red Hat is the world’s leading provider of enterprise open source software solutions, using a community-powered approach to deliver high-performing Linux, cloud, container, and Kubernetes technologies. Spread across 40+ countries, our associates work flexibly across work environments, from in-office, to office-flex, to fully remote, depending on the requirements of their role. Red Hatters are encouraged to bring their best ideas, no matter their title or tenure. We're a leader in open source because of our open and inclusive environment. We hire creative, passionate people ready to contribute their ideas, help solve complex problems, and make an impact.

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