Applied Intuition · 1 week ago
ML Runtime Optimization Engineer
Mountain View, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$159K/yr - $199K/yr
3+ years expApplied Intuition is a Silicon Valley company focused on powering the future of physical AI. They are seeking a ML Runtime Optimization Engineer to optimize ML models and deploy them in embedded runtime environments, working closely with ML engineers and software developers to enhance model performance on various compute platforms.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Autonomous VehiclesEnterprise SoftwareInfrastructureSoftware
Responsibilities
Drive ML performance optimization on multiple technologies for on-road and off-road ADAS / AD stacks targeting deployment on a variety of embedded compute platforms
Develop compute usage strategies to optimize efficiency and latency of model inference for compute boards selected by our customers
Work on model pruning and quantization, and support deployment on memory constrained platforms
Collaborate closely with ML engineers and software developers on technical efforts to find and optimize efficient model architecture solutions
Set up methodologies to profile the model performance on target embedded compute platforms and identify performance bottlenecks as part of stack integration
Qualification
Required
Bachelors in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science, OR B.Sc. in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics or a related field
3+ years of experience with ML accelerators, GPU, CPU, SoC architecture and micro-architecture
Strong software development skills with the focus on embedded programming
Experience profiling and optimizing model performance on embedded compute platforms
Experience in working with deep learning frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, JAX, ONNX, etc.)
Preferred
M.Sc or PhD in a ML related area
Built an ML optimization framework from scratch before
Deployed ML solutions to embedded chips for real time robotics applications
Benefits
Equity in the form of options and/or restricted stock units
Comprehensive health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance coverage
401k retirement benefits with employer match
Learning and wellness stipends
Paid time off
Company
Applied Intuition
Applied Intuition provides software infrastructure to safely develop, test, and deploy autonomous vehicles
at scale.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.5BKey Investors
BlackRock,Kleiner PerkinsLux Capital,Porsche Investments ManagementAddition,Coatue,Elad Gil
2025-06-17Series F· $600M
2024-07-25Secondary Market· $300M
2024-03-11Series E· $250M
Leadership Team
Qasar Younis
Co-Founder and CEO
Peter Ludwig
CTO, Co-founder
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