Staff DSP Engineer

Key Skills

C++, CUDA/GPU programming, Leadership Skill, Machine learning techniques, OpenCL

Job Description

We’re building the world’s most advanced self-driving vehicles to safely connect people to the places, things, and experiences they care about. We believe self-driving vehicles will help save lives, reshape cities, give back time in transit, and restore freedom of movement for many.

In our cars, you’re free to be yourself. It’s the same here at Cruise. We’re creating a culture that values the experiences and contributions of all of the unique individuals who collectively make up Cruise, so that every employee can do their best work. 

Cruise is committed to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment, both in our workplace and in our products. If you are looking to play a part in making a positive impact in the world by advancing the revolutionary work of self-driving cars, come join us. Even if you might not meet every requirement, we strongly encourage you to apply. You might just be the right candidate for us.

About the Role:

The Autonomous Vehicle (AV) software stack is a sophisticated workload that includes compute and data intensive functions within perception, prediction, planning and control. This role is within the ML Accelerators (MLA) team which is responsible for maintaining and optimizing the software stack for real-time, on-road performance. This means efficient workload mapping onto a sophisticated, resource-constrained hardware, co-architecting the HW platform with HW engineers and building platforms and tools for AI deployment and performance profiling, diagnosis and optimizations that can be employed by AV engineers (from perception, prediction, planning and controls). MLA engineers work in close collaboration with AV engineers throughout the lifecycle of crafting new AV features which is essential to the success of our mission.

As a Staff Software Engineer (in Cruise’s Machine Learning Accelerator’s (MLA) Kernels and Libraries team), you will be responsible for creating the strategic vision and leading the design and development of performance-critical, reliable and composable DSP compute solutions for Cruise’s next generation custom silicon. Your solutions will be used to implement core AV functions across ML and non-ML workloads. As Cruise expands our vehicle offerings on our path to productization, your libraries will enable Cruise’s low cost custom silicon critical to our long term business needs.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING:

• Define long term strategy and build a strategic roadmap to enable Cruise to use DSPs as a first-class accelerator compute platform.
• Develop reusable, composable, high-performance, safety-critical DSP libraries that meet the requirements of the varied workloads of the Cruise AV.
• Collaborate closely with our compiler and runtime teams to ensure clean interfaces are designed to integrate DSP compute workloads, our architecture teams to influence the design of future compute platforms, and performance infrastructure teams to improve observability.
• Create and implement technology standards, methodologies, processes, and guidelines. Coach and mentor team members.
• Review code submissions, provide guidance on design and implementation, break down tasks for junior developers, track execution and efficiently report status.
• Manage relationships with external vendors and internal customers.

WHAT YOU MUST HAVE:

• Excellent Digital Signal Processor programming skills with a thorough understanding of how to map different workloads to the architectural constraints of a specific DSP.
• Strong background in software architecture, library design and design patterns.Strong C++ programming skills with the ability to feel comfortable in large codebases.
• Hands-on experience with SIMD/VLIW style optimizations on DSPs and other accelerators.
• Hands-on experience benchmarking, profiling, debugging and optimizing accelerator libraries and kernels to extract optimal performance.Solid background in system performance, high performance computing and architecture-aware optimizations.Strong communication, influence, and negotiation skills and the ability to work collaboratively within a team
• Exceptional leadership skills and ability to set direction and work through ambiguitiesMinimum 5+ years of relevant industry experience or equivalent experience
• Bonus Points!MS or PhD in CS, or related technical field or equivalent experienceExperience with Tensilica DSPsExperience with GPU programming models like CUDA, OpenCL, SYCLExperience with ARM NEON, SVE, AVX or SSE-style intrinsics.
• Experience with AI and ML frameworks and inference software stack
• Experience with designing software applications for safety critical systemsThe salary range for this position is $193,900 - 285,000. Compensation will vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. You may also be offered a bonus, restricted stock units, and benefits. These ranges are subject to change.

WHY CRUISE?

OUR BENEFITS ARE HERE TO SUPPORT THE WHOLE YOU:

Competitive salary and benefits401(k) Cruise matching programMedical / dental / vision, AD+D and LifeSubsidized mental health benefitsFlexible vacation and company paid holidaysHealthy meals and snacks available for non-remote employeesPaid parental, jury duty, bereavement, family care, and medical leaveFertility BenefitsDependent Care Flexible Spending AccountFlexible Spending AccountPre-tax Commuter Benefit Plan for non-remote employeesCruiseFlex, a working policy for US-Based Cruisers, lets you and your manager find the working style that’s best for you, whether it’s primarily in-person, primarily at home, or a combination of home and in-office time. - learn more about CruiseFlex here