CareerPlan

Research Scientist, ML Systems - PhD New College Grad 2026

US, CA, Santa ClaraFull-time$168k2026-01-09 → 2026-11-10

Core

Developing hardware, software, and infrastructure technology for ML systems of all scales to maximize performance and energy efficiency.

Role type

Research Scientist, ML Systems (New Grad)

Builds

Efficient, scalable, resilient, and trustworthy systems for training, fine-tuning, and serving ML models.

Domain

AI/ML Systems, Computer Architecture, Distributed Systems

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Operating systems, distributed systems, inference and training systems, data management systems, networking, cloud computing, computer architecture, C, C++, Python

Preferred skills

Strong publication/patent/research collaboration history, experimental research and development experience, expertise in a specific area

Technologies

C, C++, Python

Responsibilities

Analyze efficiency, scaling, and resilience challenges in ML systems; Develop creative systems solutions for future ML systems; Contribute to the co-design of next-generation AI/ML algorithms and systems; Collaborate with diverse research and product teams; Publish original research and speak at conferences.

Seniority

Junior, New Graduate