Staff AI Engineer
Pragmatike · Remote · San Francisco · Sacramento · New York · Los Angeles · Boston · Seattle ·
COMPENSATION
$200k – $400k
Listed on the employer's job board (Ashby)
- Fully remote (US)
- Staff level role
- Python + LLMs
- System design focus
- Mentorship duties
Join a technology company building critical infrastructure for high-volume, real-time business operations. As a Staff AI Engineer, you will lead the architecture and deployment of scalable AI systems, driving technical initiatives and establishing engineering standards across multiple teams.
What you'll do
- Lead architecture for production AI systems
- Design model serving and inference pipelines
- Optimize model latency, throughput, and cost
- Establish engineering standards for AI deployment
- Mentor AI engineers and guide technical initiatives
- Partner with leadership on AI strategy
- Evaluate emerging models and infrastructure tech
What you'll need
- 7+ years of engineering or ML experience
- Deep expertise in Python and ML engineering
- Strong experience with production LLMs
- Proficiency in distributed systems and design
- Experience optimizing inference systems
- Strong technical leadership skills
- Fluent English communication required
Nice to have
- Experience with vLLM, TGI, Triton, or CUDA
- Knowledge of Kubernetes and GPU infrastructure
- Familiarity with RAG and fine-tuning techniques
- Background in building AI agents
- Experience in high-scale AI production environments
Stack
- Python
- PyTorch
- vLLM
- TGI
- Triton
- CUDA
- Kubernetes
How you'll work
- Fully remote within the United States
- Full-time employment
- Start date ASAP
What you get
- Full benefit package
- Competitive compensation
- Collaborative and fast-moving environment
- Meaningful influence on architecture and product