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Staff/Principal AI Transformation Engineer

USA💼 Full-time💰 $255,000–$351,000🗓 2026-09-02 → 2026-09-25

Core

Architect and lead the integration of frontier LLM ecosystems and commercial AI platforms to build a unified distributed AI platform for data processing, model training, inference, and evaluation.

Role type

Staff/Principal AI Transformation Engineer (Systems & Infrastructure)

Builds

Production-ready AI infrastructure, copilots, developer ecosystems, and scalable LLMOps/MLOps automation.

Domain

Autonomous driving, large-scale distributed AI/ML, cloud infrastructure

Deliverable

production ML models | infrastructure | product features

Required skills

C++, Python, Java, JavaScript, distributed LLM training, inference optimization, large-scale compute cluster operations, PyTorch, Ray, vLLM, Triton Inference Server, Kubernetes, DeepSpeed, Megatron-LM, system-level architecture design, hands-on code debugging and low-level execution optimization, technical roadmap definition, cross-functional influence without administrative authority

Preferred skills

autonomous-driving algorithms, robotics, physics-based simulation engines, ultra-large-scale ML clusters, AI copilots, autonomous multi-agent frameworks, developer productivity platforms, high-pressure mission-critical project delivery, open-source maintenance, technical authorship, industry conference speaking

Technologies

PyTorch, Ray, vLLM, Triton Inference Server, Kubernetes, DeepSpeed, Megatron-LM

Responsibilities

Lead evaluation, selection, and integration of frontier LLM ecosystems and commercial AI platforms; Architect a unified distributed AI platform for data processing, model training, inference pipelines, and evaluation frameworks; Embed with autonomous-driving engineering teams to identify bottlenecks and deliver production-ready AI infrastructure, copilots, and developer ecosystems; Design scalable LLMOps/MLOps automation for deployment, monitoring, and continuous feedback; Optimize GPU cluster utilization, inference latency, throughput, and large-scale production environments; Write core code, debug deep system issues, and optimize low-level execution paths; Influence Algorithms, Infrastructure, and Hardware teams toward adoption of an AI-first engineering paradigm

Seniority

Staff/Principal, hands-on IC with strategic influence

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