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Machine Learning Inference Engineer

Oscar
San Francisco, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 8/21/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 9/18/2026

Title: ML Inference Engineer

Location: San Francisco, CA

Salary: $250k base equity


An AI Unicorn startup is hiring a Senior Machine Learning Inference Engineer for a full-time role.


You will be responsible for improving efficiency for AI-native infrastructure powered by generative and multimodal models. The ideal candidate has over 3 years of professional experience and a strong understanding of GPU infrastructure, Python, and PyTorch. This is a highly autonomous role with significant ownership across inference systems and model performance in production.


This role is hybrid in San Francisco Bay Area and offers full benefits and equity.


Experience:

  • Building AI applications at scale from the ground up
  • Strong understanding of GPU infrastructure including Triton, TensorRT, or vLLM frameworks
  • Hands-on experience with Python and PyTorch
  • Building model-serving Microservices
  • Diffusion and Multimodal model experience is a plus


Benefits:

  • Competitive base salary
  • Equity
  • $401k matching
  • Medical coverage


Oscar Associates Limited (US) is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Salary : $200,000 - $250,000

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