Gordon Gustafson
Senior Systems Research Engineer - GPU Programming at Together AI
San Francisco, California, United States
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Top SchoolGordon Gustafson is a Senior Systems Research Engineer specializing in GPU programming with 12 years of experience building high-performance ML infrastructure and training platforms. After leading ML training platform teams at Motional—where his projects saved over $40k/month and cut training time and cost by 50%—he now focuses on accelerating GPU kernels with CUDA and emerging tooling like ThunderKittens. He combines hands-on kernel optimization and profiling with platform-level thinking from running and administering GPU clusters and implementing end-to-end CI for training workflows. Comfortable both managing teams and shipping low-level performance code, he has driven cross-team refactors, automated training tests, and productionized caching and distributed training experiments. Based in San Francisco, Gordon is not currently seeking new opportunities and brings a rare mix of operational rigor, cost-conscious engineering, and deep GPU performance expertise. An early habit of shipping tooling (from cron services to embedded Bluetooth projects) hints at a practical, results-driven engineering style that surfaces throughout his career.
12 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Science at Cornell University
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Github contributions (5)
GordonGustafson/clojure-diplomacy
Jan 2017 - Mar 2020
Contributions:84 pushes, 18 branches in 3 years 3 months
GordonGustafson/heightmaplandia
Oct 2014 - Feb 2015
Contributions:49 commits, 2 pushes in 3 months
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