Staff Software Engineer, AI Model Lifecycle

About the role

The Staff Software Engineer for the AI Model Lifecycle team will play a crucial role in building a comprehensive managed platform for the entire application development lifecycle, with a specific focus on leveraging Machine Learning models, including Large Language Models (LLMs).

Responsibilities

• Manage fine-tuning systems for large foundation models (SFT, PEFT, LoRA, adapters), including multi-node orchestration, checkpointing, failure recovery, and cost-efficient scaling.
• Implement and maintain end-to-end training pipelines for Large Language Models.
• RFT and Reinforcement learning to the fine tuning and training sections
• Distillation and reinforcement learning pipelines (e.g., preference optimization, policy optimization, reward modeling).
• Dataset, model, and experiment management: versioning, lineage, evaluation, and reproducible fine-tuning at scale.

Requirements

• Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years of industry experience leading and driving impactful projects in the AI Space.
• Experience in Generative AI (Large Language Models, Multimodal).
• Hands-on experience training, fine-tuning, and aligning LLMs using Reinforcement Learning and Reinforcement Fine-Tuning (RFT) techniques.
• Proactive and collaborative approach with the ability to work autonomously.
• Passion for building cutting-edge AI products and solving challenging technical problems.

Bonus points

• Proficiency in Golang or Python for large-scale, production-level services and PyTorch.
• Contributions to open-source AI projects such as vLLM or similar frameworks.
• Performance optimizations on GPU systems and inference frameworks.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Restricted Stock Units
• Paid time off & paid holidays
• Comprehensive health, dental & vision insurance
• Employer contributions to HSA account
• Paid parental leave
• Paid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability
• Mental health & wellness support
• Commuter benefits (parking & transit)
• Cell phone stipend
• 401(k) Retirement plan with company match up to 4% of salary
• Volunteer time off

Pay

Compensation will be paid in the range of up to $208,725 - $279,565 + Bonus. Restricted Stock Units are included in all offers. Compensation to be determined by the applicants knowledge, education, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

Schedule

N/A