ML Systems, LLM Post-Training
San Jose, CAJob$150–350K/yrPosted 1 day agoStill listed today
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Job overview
ChipAgents seeks an ML Systems Engineer to optimize large language model inference for its agentic AI platform. The role focuses on low-level systems optimization, including performance improvements, evaluation harnesses, and multi-node clusters for training and inference. The work aims to improve throughput, latency, responsiveness, and cost-efficiency for AI agents used by semiconductor companies.
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Full job description
Position Overview We are seeking an ML Systems Engineer to optimize the performance and efficiency of large language model inference powering our agentic AI platform. This is a technical role focused on low-level systems optimization. You will implement performance optimizations, build evaluation harnesses, and architect multi-node clusters for training and inference that push the limits of LLM throughput and latency. Your work will directly impact the responsiveness and cost-efficiency of AI agents used by leading semiconductor companies to design chips.
Key Responsibilities
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Design, deploy, and optimize LLM inference systems across multi-node clusters, maximizing throughput and minimizing latency for production workloads.
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Implement and benchmark concrete inference optimizations.
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Profile and analyze inference bottlenecks at the systems level—from GPU kernel execution to memory bandwidth constraints.
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Build robust evaluation harnesses and benchmarking frameworks that measure accuracy, throughput, latency, and resource utilization across various parallelism strategies.
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Collaborate with research scientists to integrate new model architectures and optimizations into production inference infrastructure.
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Investigate and apply emerging techniques from research papers and open-source projects to continuously improve inference performance.
Qualifications
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B.S., M.S., or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
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Experience with large-scale ML systems, GPU computing, or high-performance inference optimization.
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Strong proficiency in Python and C++/CUDA; hands-on experience with SGLang, vLLM, PyTorch, or similar inference frameworks.
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Deep understanding of GPU architecture, memory hierarchies, and parallel computing paradigms.
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Experience deploying and optimizing LLMs in production: model serving, batching strategies, distributed inference, or quantization.
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Strong systems-level debugging and profiling skills; comfort working at multiple layers of the stack from CUDA kernels to application logic.
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Familiarity with distributed computing frameworks (Ray, multi-node training/inference) is a plus.
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Self-directed problem solver who is interested in working on ambitious optimization challenges.
Why Join Us
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Work on cutting-edge LLM inference optimization problems with real-world production impact.
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Access to substantial GPU compute resources for experimentation and benchmarking.
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Collaborate with a world-class team spanning AI research, systems engineering, and EDA.
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Shape the performance characteristics of AI systems used by leading semiconductor companies.
What we offer
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$150K/yr – $350K/yr + Offers Equity. We are open to discuss above-scale compensation with exceptional candidates on a case-by-case basis.
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Unlimited PTO and full benefits (medical, vision, dental, 401k).
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Two engineering-centric offices with free parking, private gym, and free lunch, drinks and snacks.
How this job compares
Set against the 6,060 open Machine Learning Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$150–350K/yr
- California median$177–261K/yr1,365 salary ranges
- US median$150–245K/yr4,818 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $250K, is 13% above the California median midpoint ($221K) — in the middle half of Machine Learning Engineer salary ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 1,838 open Machine Learning Engineer jobs in California and 6,060 across the US. 8% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- Machine Learning Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 7 years (4,865 postings).
- Education
- 2,211 of the 6,060 open Machine Learning Engineer jobs (36%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 5, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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