Malith Jayaweera
Compiler Engineer at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Cupertino, California, United States
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Top SchoolMalith Jayaweera is a Compiler Engineer with 10 years of experience building optimized compilers and compute kernels for neural accelerators, now working at AWS in Cupertino. He combines deep academic research—culminating in a PhD focused on GPU and energy-aware transformations—with practical systems experience across hyperscale GPU clusters, supercomputing, and embedded/mobile deployments. His work spans end-to-end compiler passes, kernel-library interfaces, and close collaboration with hardware architects to squeeze performance from specialized accelerators. Notably, he has translated research prototypes into production-ready mobile DNN acceleration pipelines and analyzed real-world GPU cluster workloads during a visiting stint at Meta. A proven leader and communicator, he has led Toastmasters, taught electronics labs, and built tooling for HPC adoption and automated model compilation.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computer Science and Engineering, 4.04 GPA out of a maximum of 4.2, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computer Science and Engineering, 4.04 GPA out of a maximum of 4.2 at University of MoratuwaAnanda CollegeStrategy Case Study Completed, Accounting and Business/Management, Strategy Case Study Completed, Accounting and Business/Management at The Chartered Institute of Management AccountantsDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Engineering, 4.0, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Engineering, 4.0 at Northeastern University
English
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Github Skills (42)
vscode-extension9
nvidia9
vscode7
matrix-multiplication7
roofline7
gpu-acceleration6
optimization6
arraylist6
deep-learning6
tensorflow6
tensorrt6
windows6
inference6
docker6
curve-fitting6
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
malithj/marlin
Jul 2020 - Feb 2021
Library with JIT (Just-in-time) compilation support to optimize performance of small and medium matrix multiplication
Contributions:223 commits in 7 months
jitmatrix-multiplication
malithj/ViewEditor
Sep 2016 - Feb 2018
Contributions:6 commits, 5 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 5 months
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