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# Systems/GPU Research Engineer

- **Company:** VAST, INC.
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States
- **Salary:** $160,000.0 - $320,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Systems Engineering, Artificial Neural Networks, C++ (Programming Language), Program Optimization, Nvidia CUDA, Linux, General-Purpose Computing on Graphics Processing Units, Python (Programming Language), Gpu Programming
- **Published:** July 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=2c631955570015b4

## About the Role

* Expertise in systems engineering across the tech stack
 * Deep understanding of GPU architectures
 * Strong holistic background in neural network performance and tooling
 * Published research at top AI conferences

## Description

As a systems/GPU engineer, you will play a crucial role in developing new kernels and algorithms that can improve inference for AI models. You will help develop new high-performance tensor libraries and auto-optimization tools. Collaborating directly with our technical founder and diverse team, you will enhance the performance and efficiency of our AI systems. Your ability to research and stay on top of cutting-edge papers will be vital in staying up-to-date with the latest advancements in AI model inference and GPU programming techniques. Tech stack: C++/CUDA, GPGPU, Python, Linux., * Help design and deploy market-based resource management systems

 * Quickly investigate and summarize options for new system architectures
 * Prototype and evaluate novel state-of-the-art methods/models
 * Investigate and learn new frameworks and tools


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