> Markdown version of [/jobs/ext/2733928-ai-infrastructure-engineer-distributed-training-optimus](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/2733928-ai-infrastructure-engineer-distributed-training-optimus). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # AI Infrastructure Engineer, Distributed Training, Optimus - **Company:** Tesla Motors - **Location:** Palo Alto, CA, United States - **Salary:** $124,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Neural Networks, C++ (Programming Language), Profiling, Distributed Computing Environment, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, AI Infrastructure, Pytorch, System Availability, Deep Learning - **Published:** September 5, 2026 - **Apply:** https://diversityjobs.com/main/sendform/8/8/28176/1/10402362?backUrl=%2Fcareer%2F10402362%2FMachine-Learning-Infrastructure-Engineer-Tesla-Bot-California-Palo-Alto ## About the Role * Proficient in system-level software, particularly hardware-software interactions and resource utilization * Understanding of modern machine learning concepts and state of the art deep learning * Experience working with training frameworks, ideally PyTorch * Demonstrated experience scaling neural network training jobs across clusters of GPU's * Optional: Previous experience in deep learning deployment * Optional: Profiling and optimizing CPU-GPU interactions (pipelining compute/transfers, etc) ## Description As a Software Engineer for the Optimus team, you will build the tools and infrastructure to make and measure improvements to neural network architecture, visualize data, assist with exporting and deploying neural networks to the bot, and evaluate experimental results. You will help us automate the entire workflows of training, validation, and production of the Optimus. Most importantly, you will see your work repeatedly shipped to and utilized by thousands of Humanoid Robots in real world applications. What You'll Do * Build and improve our Python training infrastructure for stable and faster training * Build the tooling and infrastructure for reporting and visualizing model metrics and performance * Build the pipelines to run and validate our PyTorch models * Manage, analyze, and visualize our training and test datasets * Coordinate with the team managing the hardware cluster to maintain high availability / jobs throughput for Machine Learning * Build and improve tooling to deploy trained neural nets to Tesla hardware What You'll Bring * Practical experience programming in Python and/or C++ ## Related Videos - [Getting Started with Machine Learning](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/260-getting-started-with-machine-learning) - [The Gashlycrumb Tinies of AI Networking You Must Know (or Languish!)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2067-the-gashlycrumb-tinies-of-ai-networking-you-must-know-or-languish) - [Profiling Symfony & PHP apps with Blackfire](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/265-profiling-symfony-php-apps-with-blackfire) - [Photonic Computing: Programming a New Class of AI Accelerators (incl. Live Coding)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100196-photonic-computing-programming-a-new-class-of-ai-accelerators-incl-live-coding) - [Geometric deep learning for drug discovery](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/264-geometric-deep-learning-for-drug-discovery) - [Introduction to Azure Machine Learning](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/368-introduction-to-azure-machine-learning) ## Related Articles - [MLOps And AI Driven Development](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/82-mlops-and-ai-driven-development) - [How to Become an AI Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/331-how-to-become-an-ai-engineer) - [Stephan Gillich - Bringing AI Everywhere](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/489-stephan-gillich-bringing-ai-everywhere) - [Got AI ideas but no money? Here are 10 free ways to level up your AI skills with Google Cloud](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/600-got-ai-ideas-but-no-money-here-are-10-free-ways-to-level-up-your-ai-skills-with-google-cloud) - [MLOps – What’s the deal behind it?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/125-mlops-what-s-the-deal-behind-it) - [Best US AI Conferences for CTOs in 2026: Build vs. Buy, Vendor Evaluation, and Peer Intelligence](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/736-best-us-ai-conferences-for-ctos-in-2026-build-vs-buy-vendor-evaluation-and-peer-intelligence)