AI Engineer

GW49
  • $150,000-$350,000
  • Cambridge, MA
  • Permanent

About the job


AI/ML Engineer - Cambridge, MA (Onsite)


An MIT spin-out building a platform that makes AI faster, cheaper, and easier to deploy - cutting costs up to 90% with 2×-15× performance gains for enterprise customers are looking for an AI Engineer to join their team. 


What Will I Be Doing?


  • Scale AI systems in production - Deploy, optimize, and maintain machine learning models at enterprise scale (not single-GPU research)
  • Performance engineering - Optimize AI deployments, accelerate inference, and solve scalability challenges
  • End-to-end ownership - From curating large datasets to monitoring production AI workloads
  • Systems integration - Collaborate with engineering teams to build reliable, maintainable AI infrastructure
  • Real-world impact - Work on live Fortune 500 proof-of-concepts and enterprise deployments


What We're Looking For:


  • Large-scale AI systems experience (training/inference beyond single GPU)
  • Performance engineering background with AI deployment optimization
  • Production ML expertise - PyTorch, VLLM, Llama-factory, Transformers, Megatron-LM, CUDA
  • Cloud & containerization - AWS/GCP/Azure, Docker, Kubernetes
  • Strong Python, plus TypeScript or Go for integration


Bonus points:

  • DevOps practices and automated deployment pipelines
  • Startup experience in fast-paced environments
  • Direct experience with multi-GPU training/inference systems


What's In It For Me?


  • Pre-Series A startup ($10M seed, Series A planned 2026)
  • Direct impact on Fortune 500 customers and live enterprise deployments
  • Work with MIT CSAIL researchers and industry veterans
  • Competitive salary, equity, and benefits


Apply now for immediate consideration!


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