Sr. Software Engineer, ML Acceleration and Performance

Rivian

Palo Alto, CA

Full Time

Senior

179k-224k

12 days ago

Job Description

About the Role

Rivian is on a mission to keep the world adventurous forever. This goes for the emissions-free Electric Adventure Vehicles we build, and the curious, courageous souls we seek to attract. As a company, we constantly challenge what's possible, never simply accepting what has always been done. We reframe old problems, seek new solutions and operate comfortably in areas that are unknown. Our backgrounds are diverse, but our team shares a love of the outdoors and a desire to protect it for future generations. As a Sr. Software Engineer in ML Acceleration and Performance, you will be part of the Perception team developing advanced machine learning algorithms that impact safety-critical self-driving features of Rivian vehicles.

Key Responsibilities

Develop, optimize and deploy ultra-low latency Deep learning/ Machine Learning algorithms for Rivian ADAS and Autonomy use cases.
Research state of the art model compression and efficient model design techniques and enable the team to leverage these across a wide range of customer facing features.
Collaborate with the low-level software and hardware architecture teams to characterize the in-house ML models on our embedded platforms and optimize the models subject to the on device compute and memory constraints.

Requirements

MS. or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace Engineering or a related field.
Good understanding of the fundamentals of deep learning, heterogenous computing, ML accelerators and compilers with 7+ years of industrial experience.
Team player with great communication skills to drive cross functional efforts in a fast-paced development environment.
Research and development experience in model compression and neural architecture search techniques, knowledge distillation, pruning, quantization and quantization aware training.
Experience optimizing and deploying inference on various embedded processors.
Experience defining compute architecture for efficient Deep learning inferencing.
Capability to understand hardware spec documents and performance profiling tools.

Nice to Have

Strong Python programming background and in-depth knowledge of at least one framework amongst PyTorch, TensorFlow or MXNet.
Experience implementing inference logic from first principles using low level subroutines like BLAS, CUDA Kernels or C++ natively.
Familiarity with ONNX runtimes, and DL compilers like XLA, Glow, TensorRT, or PTX.

Qualifications

MS. or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace Engineering or a related field.
Good understanding of deep learning, heterogenous computing, ML accelerators and compilers with 7+ years of industrial experience.

Benefits & Perks

Rivian provides robust medical/Rx, dental and vision insurance packages for full-time employees, their spouse or domestic partner, and children up to age 26.
Coverage is effective on the first day of employment, and Rivian covers most of the premiums.

Working at Rivian

Rivian is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities and values diversity, innovation, and a passion for outdoor adventure and environmental protection.

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