ML Systems Engineer

CHIP'S GENERAL CARPENTRY, LLC
Santa Barbara, United States of America
2 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Compensation
$ 350K

Job location

Santa Barbara, United States of America

Tech stack

Artificial Intelligence
Business Logic
C++
Profiling
Nvidia CUDA
Software Debugging
Distributed Computing Environment
General-Purpose Computing on Graphics Processing Units
Python
Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
PyTorch
Large Language Models
Parallel Computation
Information Technology
Low Latency
Machine Learning Operations

Job description

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.
  • Investigate and apply emerging techniques from research papers and open-source projects to continuously improve inference performance.

Requirements

Do you have experience in Research?, * B.S., M.S., or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or 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.
  • Familiarity with distributed computing frameworks (Ray, multi-node training/inference) is a plus.
  • Self-directed problem solver who is interested in working on ambitious optimization challenges.

Benefits & conditions

Pulled from the full job description

  • Food provided
  • 401(k)
  • Health insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Unlimited paid time off
  • Free parking, * $150K/yr - $350K/yr + Offers Equity. We are open to discuss above-scale compensation with exceptional candidates on a case-by-case basis.
  • Unlimited PTO and full benefits (medical, vision, dental, 401k).
  • Two engineering-centric offices with free parking, private gym, and free lunch, drinks and snacks.

About the company

ChipAgents is redefining the future of chip design and verification with agentic AI workflows. Our platform leverages cutting-edge generative AI to assist engineers in RTL design, simulation, and verification, dramatically accelerating chip development. Founded by experts in AI and semiconductor engineering, we partner with top semiconductor firms, cloud providers, and innovative startups to build intelligent AI agents. The company is a Series A company backed by tier-1 VC firms. ChipAgents is deployed in production to companies that have shipped 16B chips., Why Join Us * Work on cutting-edge LLM inference optimization problems with real-world production impact. * Access to substantial GPU compute resources for experimentation and benchmarking. * Collaborate with a world-class team spanning AI research, systems engineering, and EDA. * Shape the performance characteristics of AI systems used by leading semiconductor companies.

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