Groq

Sr. Staff Software Engineer – High Performance GPU Inference Systems

Palo Alto, California, United States

Not SpecifiedCompensation
Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, HardwareIndustries

Requirements

Candidates must have a proven ability to ship high-performance, production-grade distributed systems and maintain large-scale GPU production deployments. Deep knowledge of GPU architecture, OS internals, parallel algorithms, and HW/SW co-design principles is essential. Proficiency in systems languages such as C++ (CUDA), Python, or Rust, with fluency in writing hardware-aware code, is required. Candidates should be obsessed with performance profiling, GPU kernel tuning, memory coalescing, and resource-aware scheduling, and passionate about automation, testability, and continuous integration in large-scale systems. Comfort navigating across stack layers, from GPU drivers and kernels to orchestration layers and inference serving, is necessary. Strong communication, pragmatic problem-solving skills, and the ability to build clean, sustainable code are also key. An ownership-driven mindset is expected. Experience operating large-scale GPU inference systems, deploying and optimizing ML/HPC workloads on GPU clusters, hands-on experience with multi-GPU training/inference frameworks, and familiarity with compiler tooling are considered nice to have.

Responsibilities

The Sr. Staff Software Engineer will push the limits of heterogeneous GPU environments, dynamic global scheduling, and end-to-end system performance by running code as close to the metal as possible. This includes designing and implementing scalable, low-latency runtime systems for coordinating thousands of GPUs, building deterministic, hardware-aware abstractions optimized for CUDA, ROCm, or vendor-specific toolchains, and developing profiling, observability, and diagnostics tooling for real-time insights into GPU utilization, memory bottlenecks, and latency deviations. Responsibilities also involve future-proofing the stack to support evolving GPU architectures and multi-accelerator systems, and collaborating closely with ML compilers, orchestration, cloud infrastructure, and hardware ops teams to ensure architectural alignment and unlock joint performance wins.

Skills

GPU architecture
CUDA
ROCm
Distributed systems
Low-latency systems
Performance optimization
Profiling
Observability
Diagnostics tooling
OS internals
Parallel algorithms
HW/SW co-design
Heterogeneous GPU environments
Global scheduling
System performance
ML compilers
Orchestration
Cloud infrastructure

Groq

AI inference technology for scalable solutions

About Groq

Groq specializes in AI inference technology, providing the Groq LPU™, which is known for its high compute speed, quality, and energy efficiency. The Groq LPU™ is designed to handle AI processing tasks quickly and effectively, making it suitable for both cloud and on-premises applications. Unlike many competitors, Groq's products are designed, fabricated, and assembled in North America, which helps maintain high standards of quality and performance. The company targets a variety of clients across different industries that require fast and efficient AI processing capabilities. Groq's goal is to deliver scalable AI inference solutions that meet the growing demands for rapid data processing in the AI and machine learning market.

Mountain View, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2016Year Founded
$1,266.5MTotal Funding
SERIES_DCompany Stage
AI & Machine LearningIndustries
201-500Employees

Benefits

Remote Work Options
Company Equity

Risks

Increased competition from SambaNova Systems and Gradio in high-speed AI inference.
Geopolitical risks in the MENA region may affect the Saudi Arabia data center project.
Rapid expansion could strain Groq's operational capabilities and supply chain.

Differentiation

Groq's LPU offers exceptional compute speed and energy efficiency for AI inference.
The company's products are designed and assembled in North America, ensuring high quality.
Groq emphasizes deterministic performance, providing predictable outcomes in AI computations.

Upsides

Groq secured $640M in Series D funding, boosting its expansion capabilities.
Partnership with Aramco Digital aims to build the world's largest inferencing data center.
Integration with Touchcast's Cognitive Caching enhances Groq's hardware for hyper-speed inference.

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