Do you thrive on optimizing AI systems for peak performance?
Are you ready to push the boundaries of inference speed and efficiency?
Join the Akamai Inference Cloud Team!
The Akamai Inference Cloud team is part of Akamai's Cloud Technology Group. We build AI platforms for efficient, compliant, and high-performing applications. These platforms support customers in running inference models and empower developers to create advanced AI solutions effectively. #AIC
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The Performance Engineer ensures optimal benchmarking, tuning, and performance of an AI inference platform. Responsibilities include applying advanced optimization techniques to enhance throughput, reduce latency, and improve resource efficiency. The role involves working with models, hardware accelerators, and infrastructure. Expertise in AI/ML performance optimization, proficiency with inference frameworks, and a passion for maximizing hardware and software performance are essential.
As a Performance Engineer, you will be responsible for:
- Benchmarking and profiling AI models and inference workloads across different hardware configurations, measuring latency, throughput, and resource utilization.
- Researching and implementing model optimization techniques including quantization, pruning, distillation, and hardware-specific optimizations.
- Optimizing inference frameworks and infrastructure to maximize performance, working with TensorRT, vLLM, TorchServe, Triton and other serving platforms.
- Establishing performance baselines and monitoring for the platform, identifying and addressing performance regressions.
- Collaborating with engineering teams to identify bottlenecks, recommend optimizations, and validate performance improvements.
Do what you love
To be successful in this role you will:
- Have experience in performance engineering with hands-on expertise in AI/ML model optimization and inference performance tuning.
- Demonstrate solid knowledge of inference optimization techniques including quantization (INT8, FP16), model compilation, hardware acceleration, and familiarity with compiler optimizations and ML compilers.
- Show proficiency with GPU optimization and understanding of memory hierarchies and techniques to maximize hardware utilization.
- Have experience with profiling and benchmarking tools for AI workloads, identifying performance bottlenecks in distributed systems.
- Demonstrate problem-solving skills with ability to analyze performance data, communicate insights clearly, and drive optimization efforts.
- Possess knowledge of distributed inference and model parallelism techniques.
- Have experience with cost optimization for compute-intensive workloads.
Work in a way that works for you
FlexBase, Akamai's Global Flexible Working Program, is based on the principles that are helping us create the best workplace in the world. When our colleagues said that flexible working was important to them, we listened. We also know flexible working is important to many of the incredible people considering joining Akamai. FlexBase, gives 95% of employees the choice to work from their home, their office, or both (in the country advertised). This permanent workplace flexibility program is consistent and fair globally, to help us find incredible talent, virtually anywhere. We are happy to discuss working options for this role and encourage you to speak with your recruiter in more detail when you apply.
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At Akamai, we will provide you with opportunities to grow, flourish, and achieve great things. Our benefit options are designed to meet your individual needs for today and in the future. We provide benefits surrounding all aspects of your life:
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- Your time pursuing other endeavors
Our benefit plan options are designed to meet your individual needs and budget, both today and in the future.
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