Research Engineer, ML Compiler (PhD)

Meta Reality Labs brings together a world-class team of researchers, developers, and engineers to create the future of virtual and augmented reality, which together will become as universal and essential as smartphones and personal computers are today. The compute performance and power efficiency requirements of Virtual and Augmented Reality require custom silicon.
In this position, you would support research and development into a compiler tool-chain for state-of-the-art deep learning hardware components optimized for AR/VR systems. You will be part of our efforts to research, architect, design and implement a compiler and runtime stack, which compiles PyTorch models down to binaries for hardware accelerator blocks. You will be part of a team that includes compiler, machine learning algorithms and software, firmware and ASIC experts.Research Engineer, ML Compiler (PhD) Responsibilities

• Analyze and design effective compiler passes and optimizations. Research, implement, and/or enhance code generation targeting machine learning accelerators.
• Research into new techniques to map ML graphs to hardware implementations, model data-flows, create cost-benefit analysis and estimate silicon power and performance.
• Contribute to the development of machine-learning libraries, intermediate representations, export formats, and analysis tools.
• Conduct design and code reviews. Evaluate code performance, debug, diagnose and drive resolution of compiler and cross-disciplinary system issues.
• Analyze and improve the efficiency, scalability, and stability of our toolchains.
• Interface with other compiler-focused teams to evaluate and incorporate their innovations and vice versa.

Minimum Qualifications

• Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience. Degree must be completed prior to joining Meta.
• Currently has or is in the process of obtaining a PhD in the field of Machine Learning, AI, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. Degree must be completed prior to joining Meta.
• Experience in software design and programming experience in Python and/or C/C++ for development, debugging, testing and performance analysis.
• Experience in empirical research and for addressing research problems.
• Experience communicating research for public audiences of peers.
• Must obtain work authorization in the country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience writing compilers or similar code optimization software.
• Experience in deep learning algorithms and techniques, e.g., convolutional neural networks, recurrent networks, etc.
• Experience working on and contributing to an active compiler toolchain codebase, such as LLVM, MLIR, GCC, MSVC, Glow.
• Experience of developing in a mainstream machine-learning framework, e.g. PyTorch, Tensorflow or Caffe.
• Experience with machine-code generation / compiler back-ends.
• Experience working and communicating cross functionally in a team environment.
• Experience solving complex problems and comparing alternative solutions, tradeoffs, and diverse points of view to determine a path forward.
• Demonstrated research and software engineering experience via an internship, work experience, coding competitions, or widely used contributions in open source repositories (e.g. GitHub).
• Proven track record of achieving significant results as demonstrated by grants, fellowships, patents, as well as publications at leading workshops, journals or conferences such as CLR, NeurIPS, CVPR, ACL, ICML, MLSys, ISCA, MICRO, DAC, CGO, PACT, and ASPLOS.

For those who live in or expect to work from California if hired for this position, please click here for additional information. LocationsAbout Meta Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics. Meta is committed to providing reasonable support (called accommodations) in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long term conditions, mental health conditions or sincerely held religious beliefs, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support. If you need support, please reach out to accommodations-ext@fb.com. $56.25/hour to $173,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

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