Sr. SW Test Engineer - Neural Library (5-8 years)

Company Description

Sandiskunderstands how people and businesses consume data and we relentlessly innovate to deliver solutions that enable today's needs and tomorrow's next big ideas. With a rich history of groundbreaking innovations in Flash and advanced memory technologies, our solutions have become the beating heart of the digital world we're living in and that we have the power to shape.

Sandiskmeets people and businesses at the intersection of their aspirations and the moment, enabling them to keep moving and pushing possibilityforward. We do this through the balance of our powerhouse manufacturing capabilities and our industry-leading portfolio of products that are recognized globallyforinnovation, performance and quality.

Sandiskhas two facilities recognized by the World EconomicForum as part of the Global Lighthouse Networkforadvanced 4IR innovations. These facilities were also recognized as Sustainability Lighthousesforbreakthroughs in efficient operations. With our global reach, we ensure the global supply chain has access to the Flash memory it needs to keep our world movingforward.

Job Description

We are looking for aSr. SW Test Engineer - Neural Library to validate neural network operators and libraries for anext-generation AI computational storage product. You will ensure correctness, performance, and robustness ofcomputekernels deployed on advanced hardware platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Validateneural network operators (matmul, convolution, attention, etc.)for correctness using reference models
• Develop automated tests foroperator-level and graph-level validation
• Performnumerical accuracy validationagainst frameworks likePyTorchor TensorFlow
• Execute and maintainsmoke and regression testsuites
• Benchmark and validateperformance (throughput, latency, scaling behavior)
• Build and maintainperformance benchmarking frameworks
• Performsoftware profiling to analyze execution bottlenecks
• Conductmemory usage analysis and detect memory leaks
• Identify issues acrosscompiler → runtime → kernel execution stack
• Debug failures acrosscompute kernels, runtime APIs, and hardware execution
• Collaborate with compiler, runtime, and hardware teams
  
  

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• 4–6 yearsinAI/ML systems validation or performance testing
• Strong C++ programming skills (mandatory)
• Strong Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) fundamentals (mandatory)
• Experience withPython for test automation
• Strong understanding ofdeep learning operators and frameworks (PyTorchpreferred)
• Experience withnumerical validation and floating-point behavior
• Knowledge ofparallel execution, memory hierarchy, and compute kernels
  
  

Preferred

• Experience withprofiling and debugging tools (perf,VTune, Nsight, etc.)
• Experience withML execution stacks (MLIR/XLA or similar)
• Exposure toaccelerator validation (GPU/NPU/FPGA)
• Experience validatinglarge language model workloads
  
  

Additional Information

Sandisk thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees, our company, our customers, and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution.

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