CareerPlan

Principal Model Optimization Engineer

USAFull-time$80k–$100k2026-10-25 → 2026-11-10
Hybrid

Core

Design and build GPU and compute management systems for ML teams, covering scheduling, capacity planning, and performance optimization.

Role type

Principal Model Optimization Engineer (ML Infrastructure)

Builds

GPU/compute management systems, training pipelines, workflow orchestration, and developer tools for ML teams.

Domain

Machine Learning Infrastructure / Cloud Computing

Deliverable

infrastructure

Required skills

GPU workload management, Kubernetes scheduling, distributed training optimization, system metrics definition, cross-team technical leadership, SDK/API design, performance debugging, capacity planning.

Preferred skills

Experience with multi-cluster dispatch, autoscaling, mixed precision, quantization, and model serving.

Technologies

Kubernetes, GPU clusters, distributed training frameworks.

Responsibilities

Design platform capabilities adopted by multiple ML teams; Build GPU and compute management systems; Define and improve metrics for training startup time, job success rate, and cost; Investigate and fix slow or failing jobs; Collaborate with ML engineers to improve workflows; Lead design reviews and mentor senior engineers.

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities.