Hardware/Software Co-Design Engineer, Inference
Google· Hardware/Software Co-Design
Sunnyvale, CA, USA$192k - $278kFull-timePosted 2w ago
About the role
Role focusing on shaping AI/ML hardware acceleration and TPU technology, bridging model architecture innovation with next-generation hardware design, and driving integration of ML research with advanced silicon architectures.
Responsibilities
- Drive the definition and optimization of the hardware/software stack to enable performant training and serving of large ML models.
- Collaborate with research and modeling teams to innovate on model architectures, focusing on scaling, quality, and their direct impact on hardware performance.
- Lead the development of configurable architectural simulators and cycle-accurate performance models to quantify microarchitectural optimizations and evaluate architectural decisions.
- Conduct system-level performance analysis across highly distributed ML systems, innovating new methodologies to balance compute, memory bandwidth, and inter-chip network requirements.
- Engage with partners across hardware design, compiler development, and ML research to transition architectural innovations from concept to production.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 10 years of experience in computer architecture, chip architecture, or hardware-software co-design.
- Experience developing systems for performance modeling, simulation, or system analysis.
Skills
Required:Electrical EngineeringComputer ArchitecturePerformance Modeling
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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