# Applied AI Research Engineer at Beam

- Company: Beam (YC W22)
- What the company does: AI-Native Cloud Platform. Backed by Index.
- Company website: https://beam.cloud
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: New York, NY, US / San Francisco, CA, US / Remote (US)
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $140K to $200K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-07-14
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/beam/jobs/AQyjV6c-applied-ai-research-engineer
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/beam-applied-ai-research-engineer/

## About the role

We’re looking to hire someone to own inference research hands-on and find ways to lower cost per token and latency on our customer workloads.

## What they're looking for

- Systems or research background in LLM inference
- Deep understanding of LLM serving, from the kernel to the scheduler
- History of shipping products or research that people use in production-like scenarios, whether academic or industry
- Excited to collaborate closely with customers
- Enthusiasm for developer tools, cloud native technologies, and open source software

Tags: Engineering