AI SW Stack Deployment Architect

Role Overview

We are looking for a Software Architect (12+ years experience) to lead the application/framework layer and deployment stack for the Next Generation Accelerator AI platform. This role owns how models run on Next Generation Accelerator—from vLLM / PyTorch / TensotFlow/XLA to production deployment—ensuring correctness, performance, and scalability.

Key Responsibilities

Architect integration of vLLM, PyTorch, and TensorFlow, JAX/XLA into Next Generation Accelerator stack

Define framework → compiler → runtime APIs and contracts

Own LLM execution behavior (batching, KV cache, streaming inference)

Design and implement end-to-end deployment workflows (packaging, versioning, reproducibility)

Drive performance optimization across model → framework → runtime

Work cross-functionally with compiler, runtime, and low-level SW teams

Support customer workloads, model onboarding, and debugging

Impact

Own customer-visible AI execution and deployment on Next Generation Accelerator, closing the gap between models and system performance, and enabling enterprise-grade AI solutions

Required Qualifications

10+ years in AI/ML systems or software architecture

Strong experience with PyTorch / Transformers / LLMs

Hands-on experience with LLM deployment and scalable inference engine systems e.g. vLLM, Triton, SGLang etc.

Experience building scalable AI platforms (cloud/edge)

Expertise in system design, APIs, and cross-layer integration

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with vLLM or similar LLM serving systems

Familiarity with XLA / MLIR / compiler frameworks

Exposure to AI accelerators (GPU/NPU) and runtime systems

Experience in distributed or multi-agent AI systems

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