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Director of Software

Director of Software

Jobright.ai • Burlingame, CA, United States
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Job Summary :

Quadric is an innovative company that has developed a general purpose neural processing unit (GPNPU) architecture aimed at enhancing neural network inference workloads across various devices. The Director of Software will lead the software team, overseeing the development and execution of the Chimera SDK, and ensure the delivery of high-quality model optimization and compiler solutions for AI inference.

Responsibilities :

  • Own end-to-end delivery of the software stack : SDK , graph compiler , kernel libraries , and developer tooling.
  • Set technical direction and a multi-release roadmap for compiler, kernels, and SDK; align with silicon, architecture.
  • Own the inference optimization stack (Quantization ->

Compile ->

Accelerated Performance) on Chimera architecture for Vision Models, LLMs, VLMs etc.

  • Build and track execution plans, milestones, and KPIs (operator coverage, latency / throughput, accuracy deltas, compile times).
  • Manage and mentor an engineering org (managers + ICs), grow the team, and develop leaders.
  • Be hands-on for critical designs, reviews, and code—especially around IR design, codegen and kernels.
  • Partner with customers and field teams to unblock POCs, prioritize the roadmap, and drive production wins.
  • Establish quality bars and release engineering (CI / CD, testing, benchmarking, reproducible builds, docs, and samples).

    • Qualifications : Required :

  • Proven track record shipping a production SDK + compiler stack for an ML accelerator, GPU, or NPU.
  • 5+ years experience in managing teams building compilers / ML systems, including 10+ years leading multi-disciplinary teams of ~30+ engineers.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management; comfortable with customer escalations and field feedback loops.
  • Data-driven program leadership : roadmap / OKRs, dependency / risk management, budget / headcount planning, and executive reporting.
  • Demonstrated success hiring, coaching, and performance-managing managers and senior ICs; culture builder.
  • Ability to translate product goals into compiler / KPI plans.
  • Knowledge of graph compilers and kernel development : MLIR / TVM / StableHLO / HLO, LLVM, scheduling, codegen.
  • Familiarity with quantization techniques : PTQ / QAT, per-tensor / per-channel schemes, symmetric / asymmetric, calibration datasets, accuracy / perf trade-offs.
  • Strong C++ and Python fundamentals; performance profiling, vectorization, memory hierarchies, and concurrency.

    • Preferred :

  • Experience integrating PyTorch backends (Dynamo / FX / Inductor / ONNX) and model export.

    • Company :

    Quadric is a Semiconductor IP licensor. Quadric's GPNPU processor blends machine learning inference performance with DSP programmability. Founded in 2016, headquartered in Burlingame, California, USA, team size 11-50 employees, currently Growth Stage. Quadric has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships.

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