Systems Software Engineer - Machine Learning Ops
Alignerr · Denver, CO · 1 wk ago
RemoteRemoteEngineeringContract
What You'll Do
- Design, build, and optimize high-performance C++ systems supporting AI data pipelines and evaluation workflows
- Develop full-stack tooling and backend services for large-scale data annotation, validation, and quality control
- Improve reliability, performance, and correctness across existing C++ codebases
- Collaborate with data, research, and engineering teams to support model training and evaluation at scale
- Identify bottlenecks and edge cases in data and system behavior — then implement scalable, production-grade fixes
- Participate in synchronous design reviews to iterate on architecture and implementation decisions
Who You Are
- 5+ years of professional experience writing production-grade C++
- Full-stack developer with a strong systems programming background
- Experience working with the C++ frontends of ML frameworks or inference runtimes
- Familiar with hardware acceleration APIs for optimizing model inference
- Native or fluent English speaker with clear written and verbal communication skills
- Able to commit 20–40 hours per week consistently
Nice to Have
- Prior experience with data annotation, data quality pipelines, or evaluation systems
- Familiarity with AI/ML workflows, model training, or benchmarking pipelines
- Experience with distributed systems or developer tooling
- Background in systems performance profiling and optimization