As a member of the Dojo Machine Learning team, you will be responsible for enabling Tesla's neural networks to train efficiently on our upcoming in-house custom silicon supercomputer systems. Join a small team of experienced developers in optimizing and scaling the deployment of our Pytorch derived neural networks on Tesla's custom massively parallel Dojo accelerators. Work with many of the same great engineers who delivered Tesla's custom FSD Computer. The ideal candidate has experience with writing software for large distributed systems.
Responsibilities
- Understand and model the end-to-end training performance of the Autopilot SW team's Pytorch-derived neural networks on the Dojo system
- Develop software that scales and improves training performance based on your analysis of the bottlenecks
- Collaborate with the Dojo HW team to understand current HW architecture and propose future improvements
Requirements
- Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent in experience and evidence of exceptional ability
- Experience scaling neural network training systems or other large distributed systems
- Familiarity with the internals of PyTorch and/or JAX
- Performance analysis experience
- Experience coding parallel programs
- Able to work from Palo Alto office
Compensation and Benefits
Benefits
Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:
- Aetna PPO and HSA plans > 2 medical plan options with $0 payroll deduction
- Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
- Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution
- Company Paid (Health Savings Account) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Aetna medical plan with HSA
- Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- LGBTQ+ care concierge services
- 401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
- Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions), and Paid Holidays
- Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
- Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance
- Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs
- Tesla Babies program
- Commuter benefits
- Employee discounts and perks program
- Expected Compensation
$104,000 - $360,000/annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefits
Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.
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