Stylized diagram of a rotary positional embedding applied to a query and key tensor on a GPU

Building a Rotary Positional Embedding Kernel from Scratch: A Portfolio Project That Signals Real Systems Skill

Build a real rotary positional embedding kernel in PyTorch with a custom autograd node, fused CUDA-style kernels, and a tiny test harness. The project you ship on a CV to signal GPU, systems, and ML-engineering depth.

September 6, 2026 · 11 min · 2218 words · martinuke0
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