Software Engineer, Training Performance, AI Infrastructure

Software EngineerAs a Software Engineer within the Autopilot AI Infrastructure team, you will work on reinforcing, optimizing, and scaling our infrastructure components supporting AI research activities for Autopilot and the Optimus.At the core of our autonomy capabilities are neural networks that the research team is designing to train on very large amounts of data, across large-scale GPU clusters. Robustly training these models at scale and in the shortest amount of time is critical to our mission.ResponsibilitiesReduce wall clock time to convergence of our training jobs by identifying bottlenecks in the ML stack, from data-loading up to the GPUIntegrate efficient, low-level code with the overall high-level training frameworkProfile our workloads and implement solutions to increase training efficiencyOptimize workloads for efficient hardware utilization (e.g. CPU and GPU compute, data throughput, networking)RequirementsMembers of the Autopilot AI Infrastructure team are expected to be adaptable to the dynamic requirements of AI research and capable of contributing across all parts of the AI training software stackPractical experience programming in Python and/or C/C++Experience programming in CUDA, cuDNN or Triton, particularly in the context of operations used in AI workloadsExperience profiling and optimizing CPU-GPU interactions (pipelining computation with data transfers, etc.)Experience working with training frameworks (ideally PyTorch)Proficient in system-level software, in particular hardware-software interactions and resource utilizationExperience with parallel programming concepts and primitivesUnderstanding of modern machine learning concepts and state of the art deep learningExperience scaling neural network training jobs across many GPUsCompensation & BenefitsBenefitsAlong with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:Medical plans > plan options with $0 payroll deductionFamily-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefitsDental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contributionCompany Paid (Health Savings Accounts) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible medical plan with HSAHealthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefitsCompany paid Basic Life, AD&DShort-term and long-term disability insurance (90 day waiting period)Employee Assistance ProgramSick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions, Accrued hours for Hourly positions), and Paid HolidaysBack-up childcare and parenting support resourcesVoluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insuranceWeight Loss and Tobacco Cessation ProgramsTesla Babies programCommuter benefitsEmployee discounts and perks programExpected Compensation $118,000 - $390,000/annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefitsPay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.