ML Systems Engineer

Mercor
San Francisco, CA
Job Description
Role Overview

The ML Systems Engineer will guide research and engineering teams to close knowledge gaps and improve AI model performance in MLOps, training infrastructure, and ML framework-level topics. The role involves designing challenging tasks, writing solutions, evaluating tasks, and developing guidelines.

What You Will Do

The main day-to-day responsibilities include guiding research and engineering teams, designing tasks, writing solutions, evaluating tasks, and developing guidelines.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate will have 2+ years of experience in ML infrastructure, MLOps, or ML systems engineering, hands-on experience with JAX and/or PyTorch, and experience writing or optimizing custom GPU kernels using Pallas or Triton.

Requirements

  • 2+ years of dedicated professional experience in ML infrastructure, MLOps, or ML systems engineering at a recognized, top-tier organization.
  • Hands-on production experience with JAX and/or PyTorch at scale.
  • Experience writing or optimizing custom GPU kernels using Pallas (JAX) or Triton.
  • Demonstrable career progression.
  • Ability to engage reliably for at least 40 hours/week during weekdays.
  • Strong written communication skills and the ability to explain complex technical decisions clearly.
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