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Skild AI · 2 days ago

Software Engineer, AI Inference

positionPittsburgh, PA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityMid Level
money$100K/yr - $300K/yr
date3+ years exp

Skild AI is building the world's first general purpose robotic intelligence that adapts to unseen scenarios. They are seeking a Software Engineer to optimize AI inference processes and enhance the performance of their robotic systems.

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Responsibilities

Develop and optimize runtime AI inference pipelines for real-world robotic deployment
Build infrastructure, frameworks, and tooling to enable reliable integration of models into robotic systems and informative analysis of production models to drive the direction of architecture choice and deployment system design
Formulate specialized optimization solutions for various inference paradigms and scenarios (autoregressive models, denoising models, hierarchical models, state machines, multi-agent systems, cloud-based inference)
Adapt optimization solutions to various compute, hardware, and networking constraints

Qualification

CC++PythonDeep learning librariesMachine learning techniquesCUDAMultithreadingNetworkingEmbedded systemsMemory managementModel inference optimizationMachine learning compilersRobotics experienceSoft skills

Required

Develop and optimize runtime AI inference pipelines for real-world robotic deployment
Build infrastructure, frameworks, and tooling to enable reliable integration of models into robotic systems and informative analysis of production models to drive the direction of architecture choice and deployment system design
Formulate specialized optimization solutions for various inference paradigms and scenarios (autoregressive models, denoising models, hierarchical models, state machines, multi-agent systems, cloud-based inference)
Adapt optimization solutions to various compute, hardware, and networking constraints

Preferred

BS, MS or higher degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Engineering or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
Minimum of 3 years of industry experience
Proficiency developing in low-level systems languages (C, C++, Rust, Go), Python and at least one deep learning library such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX, etc
Deep understanding and practical experience with low-level systems concepts (multithreading, networking, embedded systems, memory management)
Experience with CUDA
Deep understanding of state-of-the-art machine learning techniques and models
Experience optimizing various machine learning architectures
Experience with machine learning compilers
Experience optimizing model inference for robotic systems deployment

Company

Skild AI

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Building general purpose robotic intelligence.
dateFounded in 2023
location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US
people-size11-50 employees
web-link
https://www.skild.ai/

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Funding

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Early Stage

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