At IBM’s Linux Technology Centre, our core value is to help make Linux better. We drive innovative ideas and forward thinking discussions in the Linux community and work towards becoming trusted, valuable members. In turn, we help IBM Power hardware, related software and services brands that are consumed by Enterprise clients to run their mission critical workloads on Linux.
In this technology focussed org, we are committed to helping clients right size their workload placement and build use cases for even more advanced AI capabilities on IBM Power through an AI Accelerator in future Power offerings. Working together, next generation IBM Power processors and the Accelerator are designed to enable infrastructure to scale demanding AI workloads for businesses.
As a System Software Development Lead Engineer (AI you will be responsible for designing, building and exploitation of the unique AI h/w acceleration features on IBM Power Processor (PPC).
Responsibilities include :
• Understanding low level code in the linux operation system that interacts directly with accelerator hardware.
• Design and develop software to enable standard AI open source frameworks like PyTorch, pytorch profiler, libkineto, AI and ML technologies.
• Design and Developing userspace drivers for accelerators.
• With focus on development, you will be responsible for delivery and working and support of existing AI accelerator stack such as adding newer features to accelerator stack and support with customer bugs.
• 12-15 years of Software Development experience in System Software domain.
• Strong experience in design and development of Linux drivers and related concepts with 5+ years of hands on experience.
• Strong programming experience in C++, Experienced in C,Python.
• Proven expertise in debugging and problem solving with expertise in problem determination methods and debugging tools such as gdb.
• Good understanding of machine learning and AI concepts.
• Experience in source code repository systems such as git, scripting languages Python, working with containers (docker/podman)
• Highly motivated Individual with ability to drive work in a fast pace dynamic global development team.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Knowledged in hardware subsystems such as PCIe, Programming models such as VFIO.
- · Strong scripting knowledge and Python skills is an added advantage.
- · Experience working with opensource communities.