Telecommunications, Consumer Electronics, Enterprise IT, R&D, Software, Hardware

Technology Planning Engineer

Markham, ONOnsiteFull TimeCA$106,000–CA$156,000 /yrPosted 1 month ago

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Required skills

LLVM Compiler Infrastructure
AI
GPU
CPU architectures
heterogeneous compilation
SW-HW co-design
machine learning
foundational models
agentic AI
machine learning systems

Nice to have

technology curiosity
innovation

Role summary

Huawei Canada is seeking a Technology Planning Engineer for a 12-month contract. This role involves in-depth study of state-of-the-art research in AI, GPU, and CPU architectures, focusing on heterogeneous compilation and SW-HW co-design. The engineer will identify technology research frontiers, develop charters for future competitiveness, and contribute to advancing knowledge in machine learning, foundational models, agentic AI, and ML systems. A Master's or Ph.D. in computer science/engineering and 5+ years of experience in software and AI are required.

Huawei Canada has an immediate 12-month contract opening for a Technology Planning Engineer.

About the team:

The Heterogeneous Compiler Lab, led by esteemed technical experts with extensive industry and academic experience, publishes innovative research at leading conferences. Recognized as key contributors to the LLVM Compiler Infrastructure project, this lab excels in developing diversified IP compiler collaborations, focusing on AI, GPU, and CPU architectures. Our efforts include heterogeneous compilation technology and SW-HW co-design, optimizing for AI, graphics, games, and mobile applications while tackling technological challenges through open-source community.

About the job:

Develop technical insights through in-depth study of state of art literature and participating internal discussions.
Attend academic or industry conference to get the latest information and insight report, like NeurIPS/ICLR/ICML/MLSys/CGO/MICRO/OSDI etc…
As a technical individual contributor, you are responsible for understanding and defining technology research frontiers and opportunities that will have significant impacts to the industry and Huawei’s business in mid-term and long-term.
Develop technology development charters to contribute to company’s technology competitiveness and readiness in the future.
Develop research directions and topics to advance state of art knowledge and insights on subject matters.

The total target annual compensation for this position ranges from $106,000 to $156,000 depending on education, experience, and demonstrated expertise.

About the ideal candidate:

5+ years of experience with software and AI strong technology curiosity.
A Master’s or Ph.D. degree in computer science/engineering, or a related field.
Proficient in studying state-of-the-art research work and developing new ideas.
Broad and deep knowledge of machine learning, foundational models, agentic AI, machine learning systems and software stack.
Driven, a self-starter, passionate about technology and innovation.

Additional Information:

Huawei Canada is committed to a fair, inclusive, and accessible recruitment process. If you require accommodation during any stage of the hiring process, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

All applications for this position are reviewed directly by our hiring team, we do not use artificial intelligence tools to screen or select candidates.

Sample Huawei Canada interview questions

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Develop a booking system for theaters.
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Propose a high-level design for a backup system that can handle millions of incremental backups daily.
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Merge a New Interval Merge a new interval into a list of non-overlapping intervals. Input: intervals = [[1,2],[3,5],[6,7],[8,10],[12,16]], newInterval = [4,8] Output: [[1,2],[3,10],[12,16]] Explanation: The new interval overlaps with [3,5], [6,7], and [8,10], merging them all into the unified block [3,10].
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Longest Consecutive Sequence Determine the length of the longest consecutive elements sequence. Input: nums = [0,3,7,2,5,8,4,6,0,1] Output: 9 Explanation: The longest consecutive sequence is 0 through 8 (length 9), utilizing a hash set to check connectivity in linear time.
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Reverse Nodes in k-Group Reverse nodes in k-group in a linked list. Input: head = [1,2,3,4,5], k = 3 Output: [3,2,1,4,5] Explanation: The first 3 elements are reversed, while the remaining 2 are left untouched since they don't form a complete group.
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