What are the responsibilities and job description for the Founding GPU Systems Engineer position at Thunder Compute?
Company description
Thunder Compute is a Y-Combinator backed AI-infrastructure startup. We are creating technology to improve GPU utilization through sharing and oversubscription at the CUDA API layer.
Our core software lets us network-attach GPUs over TCP. This lets us allocate compute wherever it is needed most, leading to utilization gains of 5x , with minimal performance overhead. We believe servers using dedicated GPUs is archaic, and plan to scale our virtualization software to every data center GPU in the world.
This is a $100B opportunity, with a problem that uniquely boils down to technical execution. In this systems engineering role, you would be employee #2, working on our core virtualization software.
If you are a top 0.1% systems engineer, looking for a problem that can be solved through sheer technical execution, this is the single highest potential opportunity on the market.
Job description
You will report directly to Co-founder and CTO Brian (ex-citadel quant dev). You likely have prior experience in quant dev, at NVIDIA, or similar. You are fed up working as a cog in a machine, you’d rather make a bet on your technical chops and change the world than take the $600K TC alternatives sitting in front of you.
If this role is a fit, you know who you are.
Responsibilities
Core skills:
- Top 0.1% systems chops
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- Deep knowledge of hardware and GPU Architecture
- Experience working in extremely low-level, latency-sensitive environments (hedge fund, NVIDIA, hardware research, or similar)
Soft skills
- High potential to grow into a senior leadership position as the company expands
- Communication
- Flexibility
- Self-motivation (we expect you to drive your own work and contribute from day 1)
Preferred pre-requisites
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from a top ~50 U.S. university, 3.5 GPA
- Systems and hardware experience
- 1 year of experience at a hedge fund, hardware company (e.g., NVIDIA, AMD), or similar preferred
Compensation
This roll is full-time, on-site at our headquarters in Atlanta, GA, salaried with stock options. Thunder GPU, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, and adheres to all applicable employment laws.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $100,000.00 - $150,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
Compensation Package:
- Stock options
Schedule:
- Weekends as needed
Work Location: In person
Salary : $100,000 - $150,000