AI Performance Optimization Engineer

Location: Remote
Compensation: Salary
Reviewed: Fri, May 22, 2026
This job expires in: 30 days

Job Summary

Focusing on optimizing AI training and inference pipelines, the full-time AI Performance Optimization Engineer will work remotely to enhance throughput, minimize latency, and reduce costs across large neural network systems while collaborating with cross-functional teams and mentoring junior engineers.

Key Responsibilities
  • Profile and optimize end-to-end AI training and inference pipelines for throughput, latency, and cost
  • Identify and eliminate bottlenecks across data loading, model compute, communication, and memory
  • Drive compiler-level optimizations and collaborate with ML and platform engineering teams to embed best practices in standard pipelines
Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, or related field
  • Six or more years of experience in performance engineering, ML systems, or HPC
  • Strong proficiency in Python and C++
  • Hands-on experience optimizing deep learning workloads on modern GPUs
  • Deep understanding of distributed training and inference techniques

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