AI Performance Engineer

AI Performance Engineer

Description

Our clients are a leading technology company based in Dubai that is specialising in the design and development of cutting-edge, customised server hardware solutions optimised for artificial intelligence and machine learning applications.

Their mission is to empower businesses and researchers to accelerate their AI initiatives by providing them with high-performance, scalable, and energy-efficient hardware infrastructure. As a rapidly growing company at the forefront of AI hardware innovation, they are constantly seeking talented and motivated individuals to join their team.

The company is a fabless semiconductor company with its headquarters in Dubai and it has substantial financial backing.

They offer a dynamic and challenging work environment, with opportunities to make a significant impact on the future of AI technology.

This is an AI Performance Engineer role in which you will evaluate and improve

performance of various hardware platforms and software technologies. The location is Dubai and every assiatnce and a healthy salary will be provied to suitable canddiates.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities

 Profile and enhance the performance of AI workloads across various hardware

platforms and machine learning frameworks

 Identify appropriate workloads and micro-benchmarks to be used for performance

analysis

 Follow industry trends in AI algorithms and models and evaluate them on the

company’s hardware

 Experiment with various model optimization techniques e.g. quantization, pruning,

compression, etc.

 Diagnose and troubleshoot complex heterogeneous computing systems and

software issues

 Collaborate with software and firmware teams to ensure that the system meets end

to end application performance goals while maintaining ease and efficiency of

software development

Requirements

 5+ years of experience with C++ and Python programming

 Hands on experience the internals of deep learning frameworks (e.g. PyTorch,

TensorFlow) and deep learning models

 General experience with the training and deployment of ML models

 Experience with distributed systems development, parallel programs or distributed

ML workloads

 Knowledge of best-practices in software development, including testing, profiling,

debugging, documentation, version control, issue tracking, and planning

 Deep understanding of CPU and GPU or custom ASICs (NPU, TPU, etc.)

architectures and low-level optimization techniques, memory hierarchy, instruction

scheduling, and performance trade-offs

 Experience with LLM development and/or deployment is a strong plus

A Compensation package includes relocation tickets (incl. family), visas and and family medical insurance (it does not include accommodation, local transport, or schooling in Dubai).

The roles are open to all nationalities