Software Engineer V

Software Engineer V

BC forward is currently seeking a highly motivated Core Engineering- Software - Software Engineer V for opportunity in Sunnyvale, CA.

Position Title: Core Engineering- Software - Software Engineer V

Location: Sunnyvale, CA

Anticipated Start Date: 3/4/2024.

Please note this is the target date and is subject to change. BC forward will send official notice ahead of a confirmed start date.

Expected Duration: 6 Months.

Job Type: Contract

Pay Range: $60.59- $99.98

Please note that actual compensation may vary within this range due to factors such as location, experience, and job responsibilities, and does not encompass additional non-standard compensation (e.g., benefits, paid time off, per diem, etc.).

Summary

Our team is building state-of-the-art compute/storage/AI infrastructure. We are looking for a Software Engineer, working on tracking performance indicators and metrics for key benchmarks that matter to the company, distilling critical insights to help team members and cross-functional partners to improve performance and representativeness of the benchmarks.

Responsibilities

• Benchmark automation.
• Running benchmarks on several generations of hardware.
• Collect benchmark results as well as associated system & perf metrics.
• Analyze statistical data regarding run-to-run variation and machine-to-machine variations.
• We will need to re-run the benchmarks on the existing generations of machines to refresh result database (1) whenever there are major updates to the benchmark themselves and (2) also periodically.
• In the short term, these works (a-c) need to be done manually.
• In the longer term: create automation scripts and deploy them to Tupperware so that these benchmarks are executed & recorded automatically and continuously.
• CI Integration
• Ensure we have continuous builds and signals for these benchmark suites.
• Operational works & external user's support
• Building both FBK and upstream Linux kernels with specific configs (currently they are mainly about NVME-TCP support)
• Creating OS images or docker images for DC Perf, with the dependencies and benchmarks pre-installed and recommended sys configs applied
• Support for other OS distros, such as Ubuntu.
• [Optional] analyze and reason about the results with hardware performance counters, provide feedback to the team with potential improvements.

Top 3 must-have HARD skills:

• 1 Experience in performance measurements and optimization
• 2 Fluency in programming with Python / C++
• 3 Ability to work in a dynamic environment.

Good to have skills:

• 1 Experience in creating benchmarks and testing framework, visualizing results (e.g., dashboards) and extracting meaningful insights.
• 2 Experience in cross-group and cross-functional collaboration with excellent communication skills

Requirements:

• Relevant experience: 7+ yrs., total experience: 5+ yrs. (not strict, grad school experience can count)
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, similar technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Fluency in programming with Python / C++
• Ability to work in a dynamic environment.
• Performance expectation will include speed and quality of software delivered, and ability to communicate ideas and results clearly.
• [good to have] Experience in creating benchmarks and testing framework, visualizing results (e.g., dashboards) and extracting meaningful insights.
• [good to have] Experience with machine learning or HPC workloads.
• [good to have] Experience in cross-group and cross-functional collaboration with excellent communication skills.
  • Looking for 7+ years of experience with Masters or PHD computer science, similar technical field
  • Minimum education would be bachelor's in computer science or similar technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

Benefits:

BCforward offers all eligible employees a comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to major medical, HSA, dental, vision, employer-provided group life, voluntary life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, and 401k.

About BCforward:

Founded in 1998 on the idea that industry leaders needed a professional service, and workforce management expert, to fuel the development and execution of core business and technology strategies, BCforward is a Black-owned firm providing unique solutions supporting value capture and digital product delivery needs for organizations around the world. Headquartered in Indianapolis, IN with an Offshore Development Center in Hyderabad, India, BCforward's 6,000 consultants support more than 225 clients globally.

BCforward champions the power of human potential to help companies transform, accelerate, and scale. Guided by our core values of People-Centric, Optimism, Excellence, Diversity, and Accountability, our professionals have helped our clients achieve their strategic goals for more than 25 years. Our strong culture and clear values have enabled BCforward to become a market leader and best in class place to work.

BCforward is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability.

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Interested candidates please send resume in Word format Please reference job code 219021 when responding to this ad.

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