Machine Learning Engineer - Inference

Reposted 2 Months Ago
San Francisco, CA, USA
In-Office
160K-230K Annually
Mid level
Artificial Intelligence • Information Technology
The Role
Design and build production systems for AI inference, optimize runtime services, and collaborate on AI solutions with researchers and engineers.
Summary Generated by Built In
About the Role

Together AI is seeking a Machine Learning Engineer to join our Inference Engine team, focusing on optimizing and enhancing the performance of our AI inference systems. This role involves working with state-of-the-art large language models models and ensuring they run efficiently and effectively at scale. If you are passionate about AI inference, PyTorch, and developing high-performance systems, we want to hear from you. This position offers the chance to collaborate closely with AI researchers and engineers to create cutting-edge AI solutions. Join us in shaping the future at Together AI!

Responsibilities
  • Design and build the production systems that power the Together AI inference engine, enabling reliability and performance at scale.
  • Develop and optimize runtime inference services for large-scale AI applications.
  • Collaborate with researchers, engineers, product managers, and designers to bring new features and research capabilities to the world.
  • Conduct design and code reviews to ensure high standards of quality.
  • Create services, tools, and developer documentation to support the inference engine.
  • Implement robust and fault-tolerant systems for data ingestion and processing.
Requirements
  • 3+ years of experience writing high-performance, well-tested, production-quality code.
  • Proficiency with Python and PyTorch.
  • Demonstrated experience in building high performance libraries and tooling.
  • Excellent understanding of low-level operating systems concepts including multi-threading, memory management, networking, storage, performance, and scale.
  • Preferred: Knowledge of existing AI inference systems such as TGI, vLLM, TensorRT-LLM, Optimum
  • Preferred: Knowledge of AI inference techniques such as speculative decoding.
  • Preferred: Knowledge of CUDA/Triton programming.
  • Nice to have: Knowledge of Rust, Cython and compilers.
About Together AI

Together AI, the AI Native Cloud, is purpose-built for AI engineers. AI application developers get high-performance inference that scales reliably, fine-tuning and reinforcement learning for creating frontier-level specialized models, and pre-training at massive scale for fully custom intelligence, all around a marketplace of leading open models that teams can run, adapt, and own. Trusted by Cursor, Decagon, ElevenLabs, Salesforce, and Zoom, Together serves 400+ trillion tokens a month.

Compensation

We offer competitive compensation, startup equity, health insurance, and other competitive benefits. The US base salary range for this full-time position is $200,000 - $300,000 + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by location, level, and role. Individual compensation will be determined by experience, skills, and job-related knowledge.

Application Policy

Please read each role carefully and apply to the position best suited to you. Candidates are limited to 6 applications within a 90-day period, and applications beyond that limit will be automatically rejected. You may apply to additional roles 90 days after your last application.

Equal Opportunity

Together AI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is proud to offer equal employment opportunities to everyone regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, veteran status, and more.

Please see our privacy policy at https://www.together.ai/privacy  

Skills Required

  • 3+ years of experience writing high-performance, well-tested, production-quality code
  • Proficiency with Python and PyTorch
  • Demonstrated experience in building high performance libraries and tooling
  • Excellent understanding of low-level operating systems concepts
  • Knowledge of existing AI inference systems such as TGI, vLLM, TensorRT-LLM, Optimum
  • Knowledge of AI inference techniques such as speculative decoding
  • Knowledge of CUDA/Triton programming
  • Knowledge of Rust, Cython and compilers

Together AI Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Together AI and has not been reviewed or approved by Together AI.

  • Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive for the company’s stage, with especially strong offers for technical and research roles. A posted AI researcher range reaching into the high-$200Ks alongside equity and benefits reinforces the overall pay positioning.
  • Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity is commonly included alongside base salary, giving employees ownership exposure tied to company growth. Total compensation is often framed around salary plus equity for specialized roles.
  • Flexible Benefits — Job listings describe a flexible time‑off policy and hybrid or remote work options. Commuter perks and regular team events are also cited as part of the package.

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The Company
HQ: Surry Hills
84 Employees
Year Founded: 2022

What We Do

Together AI is a research-driven artificial intelligence company. We contribute leading open-source research, models, and datasets to advance the frontier of AI. Our decentralized cloud services empower developers and researchers at organizations of all sizes to train, fine-tune, and deploy generative AI models. We believe open and transparent AI systems will drive innovation and create the best outcomes for society

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