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AI Researcher - Efficient AI (Contractor)

Santa Clara, CA💼 Contract💰 $84–$84🗓 2026-07-24 → 2026-09-26

Core

Research and implement methods to make modern LLMs, VLMs, and AI agents faster, smaller, and more deployable on constrained devices.

Role type

Contract AI Researcher (Efficient AI)

Builds

Efficient AI models and inference pipelines for LG's future products (AI PCs, edge devices, robotics, intelligent vehicles)

Domain

Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning / Systems Optimization

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Python, PyTorch, LLM/VLM/Multimodal model development, model compression (PTQ, QAT, pruning), inference optimization, experimental pipeline design

Preferred skills

Publications in top ML venues, experience with inference frameworks (llama.cpp, vLLM, TensorRT-LLM), low-level kernel implementation, emerging architectures (MoE, SSMs)

Technologies

PyTorch, llama.cpp, GGUF, vLLM, SGLang, TensorRT-LLM, MoE, SSMs

Responsibilities

Research and prototype AI methods for model efficiency and inference performance; Optimize LLMs/VLMs across post-training and inference workflows; Propose and evaluate novel compression methods; Develop gradient-free methods for model merging and optimization; Implement emerging efficient architectures; Prototype inference-time optimization methods; Build experimental pipelines and evaluate on benchmarks; Contribute to publications and IP submissions

Seniority

Individual Contributor, Research-focused

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