Red Hat · 4 hours ago
Principal Machine Learning Engineer
Boston, MA
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$190K/yr - $313K/yrRed Hat is the world’s leading provider of enterprise open source software solutions, using a community-powered approach to deliver high-performing technologies. As a Principal Machine Learning Engineer, you will work on model optimization algorithms and collaborate with product and research teams to enhance deep learning software and LLM deployments.
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Responsibilities
Contribute to the design, development, and testing of various inference optimization algorithms in the LLM-compressor, Speculators, and vLLM projects
Design, implement, and optimize model compression pipelines using techniques such as quantization and pruning
Develop and maintain speculative decoding frameworks to improve inference speed while maintaining model accuracy
Collaborate closely with research scientists to translate experimental ideas into robust, production-ready systems
Profile and optimize end-to-end LLM performance, including memory usage, latency, and throughput
Benchmark, evaluate, and implement strategies for optimal performance on target hardware
Build tools to streamline model training, evaluation, and deployment
Participate in technical design discussions and propose innovative solutions to complex problems
Contribute to open-source projects, code reviews, and documentation; collaborate with internal and external contributors
Mentor and guide team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and innovation
Stay current with LLM architectures, inference optimizations, quantization research, and CPU/GPU hardware advancements
Qualification
Required
Strong understanding of machine learning and deep learning fundamentals with experience in one or more of LLM Inference Optimizations and NLP
Experience with tensor math libraries such as PyTorch and NumPy
Strong programming skills with proven experience implementing Python based machine learning solutions
Ability to develop and implement research ideas and algorithms
Experience with mathematical software, especially linear algebra
Understanding of Linear Algebra, Gradients, Probability, and Graph Theory
Strong communications skills with both technical and non-technical team members
BS, or MS in computer science or computer engineering or a related field. A PhD in a ML related domain is considered a strong plus
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.
Founded in 1993
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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