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ML Systems, LLM Post-Training

ChipAgents · San Jose · On-site

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About the role

We are seeking an ML Systems Engineer to optimize the performance and efficiency of large language model inference powering our agentic AI platform. This is a technical role focused on low-level systems optimization. You will implement performance optimizations, build evaluation harnesses, and architect multi-node clusters for training and inference that push the limits of LLM throughput and latency. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • B.S., M.S., or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
  • Experience with large-scale ML systems, GPU computing, or high-performance inference optimization
  • Strong proficiency in Python and C++/CUDA, hands-on experience with SGLang, vLLM, PyTorch, or similar inference frameworks
  • Deep understanding of GPU architecture, memory hierarchies, and parallel computing paradigms
  • Experience deploying and optimizing LLMs in production: model serving, batching strategies, distributed inference, or quantization
  • Strong systems-level debugging and profiling skills, comfort working at multiple layers of the stack from CUDA kernels to application logic
More about this role

We are seeking an ML Systems Engineer to optimize the performance and efficiency of large language model inference powering our agentic AI platform. This is a technical role focused on low-level systems optimization. You will implement performance optimizations, build evaluation harnesses, and architect multi-node clusters for training and inference that push the limits of LLM throughput and latency. Your work will directly impact the responsiveness and cost-efficiency of AI agents used by leading semiconductor companies to design chips.

Design, deploy, and optimize LLM inference systems across multi-node clusters, maximizing throughput and minimizing latency for production workloads.

Implement and benchmark concrete inference optimizations.

Profile and analyze inference bottlenecks at the systems level—from GPU kernel execution to memory bandwidth constraints.

Build robust evaluation harnesses and benchmarking frameworks that measure accuracy, throughput, latency, and resource utilization across various parallelism strategies.

Collaborate with research scientists to integrate new model architectures and optimizations into production inference infrastructure.

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