Liquid AI · 1 day ago
Member of Technical Staff - Edge Inference Engineer
San Francisco
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior LevelLiquid AI is a foundation model company spun out of MIT, dedicated to building efficient AI systems at every scale. The Edge Inference Engineer will optimize inference stacks for various edge devices and work closely with the ML team to ensure high-performance model execution.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Foundational AIGenerative AIInformation TechnologyMachine Learning
Responsibilities
Optimize inference stacks tailored to each platform as we prepare to deploy our models across various edge device types, including CPUs, embedded GPUs, and NPUs
Take our models, dive deep into the task, and return with a highly optimized inference stack, leveraging existing frameworks like llama.cpp, Executorch, and TensorRT to deliver exceptional throughput and low latency
Qualification
Required
You are a highly skilled engineer with extensive experience in inference on embedded hardware and a deep understanding of CPU, NPU, and GPU architectures
Proficiency in building and enhancing edge inference stacks is essential
Strong ML Experience: Proficiency in Python and PyTorch to effectively interface with the ML team at a deeply technical level
Hardware Awareness: Must understand modern hardware architecture, including cache hierarchies and memory access patterns, and their impact on performance
Proficient in Coding: Expertise in Python, C++, or Rust for AI-driven real-time embedded systems
Optimization of Low-Level Primitives: Responsible for optimizing core primitives to ensure efficient model execution
Self-Guided and Ownership: Ability to independently take a PyTorch model and inference requirements and deliver a fully optimized edge inference stack with minimal guidance
Preferred
Experience with mobile development and in cache-aware algorithms will be highly valued
Company
Liquid AI
Build efficient general-purpose AI at every scale.
Founded in 2023
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$293.1MKey Investors
AMD VenturesOSS Capital L.P.
2024-12-13Series A· $250M
2023-12-01Seed· $37.5M
2023-05-05Seed· $5.6M
Leadership Team
Ramin Hasani
Co-founder and CEO
Mathias Lechner
Co-founder and CTO
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