Red Hat · 1 week ago
Senior Principal MLOps Engineer, AI Inference
Raleigh, NC
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$190K/yr - $313K/yr
10+ years expRed Hat is the world’s leading provider of enterprise open source software solutions, and they are seeking an experienced ML Ops engineer to join their Inference team. The role involves building and releasing AI Inference runtimes, improving DevOps processes, and managing training and deployment pipelines.
Enterprise SoftwareInsurTechLinuxOpen SourceOperating SystemsSoftware
Responsibilities
Collaborate with research and product development teams to scale machine learning products for internal and external applications
Create and manage model training and deployment pipelines
Actively contribute to managing and releasing upstream and midstream product builds
Test to ensure correctness, responsiveness, and efficiency
Troubleshoot, debug and upgrade Dev & Test pipelines
Identifying and deploying cybersecurity measures by continuously performing vulnerability assessment and risk management
Collaborate with a cross-functional team about market requirements and best practices
Keep abreast of the latest technologies and standards in the field
Qualification
Required
10+ years of experience in MLOps, DevOps, Automation and modern Software Deployment practices
Strong experience with Git, Github Actions including self-hosted runners, Terraform, Jenkins, Ansible, and common technologies for automation and monitoring
Highly experienced with administering Kubernetes/Openshift
Familiar with Agile development methodology
Experience with Cloud Computing using at least one of the following Cloud infrastructures: AWS, GCP, Azure, or IBM Cloud
Solid programming skills especially in Python
Solid troubleshooting skills
Ability to interact comfortably with the other members of a large, geographically dispersed team
Experience maintaining an infrastructure and ensuring stability
Preferred
Familiarity with contributing to the vLLM CI community is a big plus
While a Bachelor's degree or higher in computer science, mathematics, or a related discipline is valued, we prioritize technical prowess, initiative, problem solving, and practical experience
Benefits
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
Flexible Spending Account - healthcare and dependent care
Health Savings Account - high deductible medical plan
Retirement 401(k) with employer match
Paid time off and holidays
Paid parental leave plans for all new parents
Leave benefits including disability, paid family medical leave, and paid military leave
Additional benefits including employee stock purchase plan, family planning reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, transportation expense account, employee assistance program, and more!
Company
Red Hat
Red Hat is a software company that offers enterprise open-source software solutions. It is a sub-organization of IBM.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2018-10-28Acquired
1999-08-20IPO
1999-03-09Corporate Round
Leadership Team
Chris Wright
Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President Global Engineering
Andrew Brown
Senior Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer
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