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Huawei's Switzerland Research Centre in Zurich is responsible for advanced technical research, architecture evolution design and strategic technical planning on computer architecture.
We are currently looking for Researchers of our new Computer Architecture Innovation Lab.
Job Responsibilities:
Efficient LLM inference engine design: architect and implement solutions to improve the efficiency of open-source (e.g., vllm/sglang) and proprietary (e.g., Mindspore) LLM inference engine, such as quantization, sparse attention, and KV cache reuse
Hardware-Software Co-Design: Design efficient kernels to support LLM inference on Huawei NPU.
Profile end-to-end AI workflows to identify bottlenecks in NPU-Python frameworks. Implement low-latency, high-throughput solutions for transformer-based models and generative AI workloads.
Research & Ecosystem Leadership: Publish cutting-edge research in top-tier conferences (e.g., ISCA, ASPLOS, MLSys) and contribute to open-source projects; Drive adoption of NPU frameworks through developer tools, documentation, and industry partnerships.
Requirements and qualifications
PhD or MSc in computer science or area related to computer architectures.
Proficiency in Python and C/C++ for system-level programming.
Proficiency in AI frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow) and model optimization techniques.
Experience with xPU programming (e.g., AscendC, Triton, CUDA) and toolchains is a plus.
Experience with large visual models (LVM) and/or multi-modal models is a plus.
Excellent oral and written English.
What we offer
Competitive salary and incentive schemes
Research on high-impact topics
Work with top Researchers and University Professors
International mobility
Application Process:
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