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Staff Engineer, AI Infrastructure Quality and Performance - Lead

San Jose, California, United States

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We believe innovation and growth are driven by an inclusive culture and a diverse workforce. We’re dedicated to empowering people to be their true selves. Together, we’re building a better tomorrow for our employees, customers, partners, and communities.

The Data Fabric Solutions (weblink) is part of Memory Solution Lab in Samsung Semiconductors, the industry's technology and volume leader in Storage and Memory devices.  The Data Fabric Solutions (DFS) group pioneers and creates comprehensive software solutions that optimize data flow efficiency, transformation, and performance for client’s data-intensive applications, leveraging Samsung’s world-leading SSDs, Memory, and Accelerators. As an integral part of Samsung’s strong R&D focus & lab innovation engine, they cater to diverse data fabric deployments.

Specifically, team has opening for seasoned AI Infrastructure Quality & Performance Lead Engineer/Manager, who has experience in managing/leading complex SaaS (Software-as-a-service) product testing to meet quality & performance standards for innovative data fabric technology and solutions for the Cloud or Enterprise markets. He or she will join a team of experts in researching and devising new innovative infrastructure and test tools/solutions that validates performance of existing and emerging AI technologies to add substantial value to Samsung.

The team covers a broad spectrum of topics and is building an ecosystem surrounding HBM, SSD and Non-volatile memory Software. You will be working with the-state-of-art technologies in the context of vertical integration and optimization across H/W, S/W and cloud applications.   You will be leading the software products leveraging latest technologies including HBM (High Bandwidth Memory), CXL (Compute Express Link), Flash/SSD, GPUs, high speed networking and others to research/build open-source software framework/eco-systems.  In addition, you will be working closely with internal cross-functional teams, partners and customers to drive the products to maturity.

Location:  Daily onsite presence at our San Jose, CA office / U.S. headquarters in alignment with our Flexible Work policy.

What You’ll Do

·         Lead overall QA testing, performance benchmarking efforts with writing new test plans.

·         Hands-on experience in software verification/validation, performance benchmarking of distributed software w/performance tools.

·         Develop new test cases and test plans that can exercise the functionality & performance of distributed system software stack

·         Expertise in benchmarking and profiling infrastructure components (e.g., CPU, GPU, memory, storage, network).

Develop test automation software/framework using Python, bash and other popular scripting languages

What You Bring

  • ·         A PhD/Master’s in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.
  • ·         10+ years of experience of system Testing, Test Plan, Test case writing, software automation, scripting, test development, & debugging
  • ·         Strong software engineering skills with writing efficient, maintainable and testable Python/Shell scripting is required.
  • ·         Understanding of AI/ML workflows, including data preprocessing, model training, and inference pipelines.
  • ·         Familiarity with AI frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, ONNX) to test integration with infrastructure.
  • ·         Deep knowledge of GPU/TPU environments, including CUDA, cuDNN, or other accelerators, and their performance characteristics.
  • ·         Experience with distributed computing frameworks (e.g., Ray, Spark, Dask) for testing large-scale AI workloads
  • ·         Knowledge of latency, throughput, and scalability testing for AI systems.
  • ·         Ability to optimize infrastructure for high-performance AI workloads, including resource allocation and tuning.
  • ·         Experience in system testing, test development and test methodologies.
  • ·         Experience in networking, network configuration & distributed system topologies.
  • ·         Be able to execute manual/automated test cases and create scripts wherever necessary.
  • ·         Define and develop automation software requirements and implement automation software designs.
  • ·         Good understanding of Operating System, Linux IO path and memory/CPU performance profiling.
  • ·         Good working knowledge of the Linux Operating System and File Systems, memory management.
  • ·         Good understanding Dockers, Containers and/or virtualization technologies.
    • Exposure to PyTorch and AI training/inferencing methods is a plus.

 

  • ·         Must be highly motivated with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • ·         Ensure highest quality software product delivery by testing/validating key functionality and performance.
  • ·         Demonstrated attention to deliver SW project deliverables on schedule
  • ·         Ability to meet aggressive project deadlines in a team environment.
  •           Ability to collaborate with Global and Cross-teams across Samsung.

 

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What We Offer
The pay range below is for all roles at this level across all US locations and functions. Individual pay rates depend on a number of factors—including the role’s function and location, as well as the individual’s knowledge, skills, experience, education, and training. We also offer incentive opportunities that reward employees based on individual and company performance. 

This is in addition to our diverse package of benefits centered around the wellbeing of our employees and their loved ones. In addition to the usual Medical/Dental/Vision/401k, our inclusive rewards plan empowers our people to care for their whole selves. An investment in your future is an investment in ours.

Give Back With a charitable giving match and frequent opportunities to get involved, we take an active role in supporting the community.
Enjoy Time Away You’ll start with 4+ weeks of paid time off a year, plus holidays and sick leave, to rest and recharge.
Care for Family Whatever family means to you, we want to support you along the way—including a stipend for fertility care or adoption, medical travel support, and an errand service.
Prioritize Emotional Wellness With on-demand apps and paid therapy sessions, you’ll have support no matter where you are.
Stay Fit Eating well and being active are important parts of a healthy life. Our onsite Café and gym, plus virtual classes, make it easier.
Embrace Flexibility Benefits are best when you have the space to use them. That’s why we facilitate a flexible environment so you can find the right balance for you.

Base Pay Range

$157,000 - $243,000 USD

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