CareerPlan

Machine Learning Engineer - New Grad

Austin, TXFull-time$131k–$197k2026-11-03 → 2026-11-10

Core

Train and evaluate speculative decoding models, implement optimization techniques (quantization, sparsity, distillation), and build agentic systems to make large language models cheaper and more capable.

Role type

New Grad Machine Learning Engineer (LLM inference & optimization)

Builds

Speculative decoding models, optimized LLM serving stack, agentic workflows

Domain

AI Infrastructure / Large Language Models / Model Efficiency

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Python, PyTorch/TensorFlow/JAX, Transformer architectures, LLM training/inference pipeline, experimental design, numerical computing

Preferred skills

M.S./Ph.D., speculative decoding, distillation, quantization, agentic systems, reinforcement learning, distributed training frameworks

Technologies

PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX, FSDP, DeepSpeed, Megatron, vLLM, SGLang, TensorRT-LLM

Responsibilities

Train and tune speculative decoding models to increase acceptance rates; Develop optimization techniques for model quality and resource efficiency; Build and evaluate agentic systems for tool use and planning; Design rigorous evaluations and benchmarks; Translate research into working implementations; Partner with performance and compiler teams to ship improvements.

Seniority

Junior, New Grad