Pod Software Engineer
Description For Pod Software Engineer
Etched is seeking a Pod Software Engineer to join their System Software team in San Jose. This role focuses on developing high-performance networking solutions for large-scale AI inference workloads. The position involves working with RDMA-based networking, kernel development, and system optimization for AI hardware acceleration.
The ideal candidate will work on critical projects including RDMA implementation, performance optimization, and system-level software development. They will collaborate with kernel, platform, and telemetry teams to enhance peer-to-peer RDMA efficiency. The role requires expertise in C/C++, networking technologies, and Linux systems.
Etched differentiates itself by focusing on model-specific hardware for AI, believing in the "Bitter Lesson" principle that progress in AI comes from using more FLOPs through specialized hardware. The company maintains a fully in-person work environment in West San Jose, emphasizing both engineering and research capabilities.
The position offers comprehensive benefits including full medical coverage, a generous housing subsidy for nearby residents, and daily meals. This is an excellent opportunity for experienced software engineers passionate about high-performance computing, networking, and AI hardware optimization.
Responsibilities For Pod Software Engineer
- Design, develop, and implement RDMA based networking peering
- Develop tests that qualify host processors, NICs, TORs and device network interfaces
- Furnish burn-in teams with tests for device to device networking
- Define key metrics for system software to maintain high availability
- Analyze performance deviations and optimize network stack configurations
- Implement and validate peer RDMA support for GPU-to-GPU communication
- Profile and benchmark inter-node RDMA latency and bandwidth
- Optimize NIC and switch configurations
Requirements For Pod Software Engineer
- Proficiency in C/C++
- Proficiency in at least one scripting language (Python, Bash, Go)
- Strong experience with device-to-device networking technologies (RDMA, GPUDirect)
- Experience with zero-copy networking, RDMA verbs and memory registration
- Familiarity with queue pairs, completions queues, and transport types
- Strong understanding of operating systems (Linux preferred) and server hardware architectures
- Ability to analyze complex technical problems
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- Experience with version control systems
- Experience with reading and interpreting hardware logs
Benefits For Pod Software Engineer
- Full medical, dental, and vision packages with 100% premium covered
- Housing subsidy of $2,000/month for those living within walking distance
- Daily lunch and dinner in office
- Relocation support for those moving to West San Jose
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