Sciforium builds the next generation of AI models with unprecedented efficiency, privacy, and versatility. Backed by SignalFire.
About the role
This is a rare chance to help architect and lead the development of Sciforium’s next-generation model serving platform , the high-performance engine that will bring a multimodal, highly efficient foundation model to market. As a senior technical leader, you’ll not only build core components yourself but also guide and mentor other engineers , influencing engineering direction, standards, and execution quality.
What they're looking for
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
- 5+ years of experience designing and building scalable, reliable backend systems or distributed infrastructure
- Strong understanding of LLM inference mechanics (prefill vs decode, batching, KV cache)
- Experience with Kubernetes/Ray, Containerization
- Strong proficiency in C++, Python
- Strong debugging, profiling, and performance optimization skills at the system level
More about this role
Sciforium is an AI infrastructure company developing next-generation multimodal AI models and a proprietary, high-efficiency serving platform. Backed by multi-million-dollar funding and direct sponsorship from AMD with hands-on support from AMD engineers the team is scaling rapidly to build the full stack powering frontier AI models and real-time applications.
This is a rare chance to help architect and lead the development of Sciforium’s next-generation model serving platform , the high-performance engine that will bring a multimodal, highly efficient foundation model to market. As a senior technical leader, you’ll not only build core components yourself but also guide and mentor other engineers , influencing engineering direction, standards, and execution quality.
You will learn and shape the full AI stack: from GPU kernels and quantized execution paths to distributed serving, scheduling, and the APIs that power real-time AI applications. If you enjoy deep systems work, thrive on ownership, and want to lead engineers in building foundational AI infrastructure, this role puts you at the center of SciForium’s mission and growth.
Lead the technical direction of the model serving...
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