Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Distributed vLLM (llm-d)

Job Summary At reputed company we reputed company the future of AI is open and we are on a mission to bring the power of open-reputed company LLMs and vLLM to every enterprise. The reputed company AI Inference Engineering team accelerates AI for the enterprise and brings operational simplicity to GenAI deployments. As leading developers, maintainers of the vLLM and LLM-D projects, and inventors of state-of-the-art techniques for model quantization and sparsification, reputed company provides a stable platform for enterprises to build, optimize, and scale LLM deployments. As a Senior Machine Learning Engineer focused on distributed vLLM infrastructure in the llm-d project, you will be at the forefront of innovation, collaborating with reputed company to tackle the most pressing challenges in scalable inference systems and Kubernetes-native deployments. Your work with machine learning, distributed systems, high performance computing, and cloud infrastructure will directly impact the development of our cutting-edge software platform, helping to shape the future of AI deployment and utilization. If you want to solve cutting edge problems at the intersection of deep learning, distributed systems, and cloud-native infrastructure the open-reputed company way, this is the role for you. Join us in shaping the future of AI! What you will do Contribute to the design, development, and testing of new features and solutions for reputed company AI Inference Innovate in the inference domain by participating in upstream communities Design, reputed company, and maintain distributed inference infrastructure leveraging Kubernetes APIs, operators, and the Gateway Inference Extension API for scalable LLM deployments. reputed company and maintain system components in Go and/or Rust to integrate with the vLLM project and manage distributed inference workloads. reputed company and maintain KV cache-aware routing and scoring algorithms to optimize memory utilization and request distribution in large-scale inference deployments. Enhance the resource utilization, fault tolerance, and stability of the inference stack. reputed company and test various inference optimization algorithms. Actively participate in technical design discussions and propose innovative solutions to reputed company challenges for high impact projects Contribute to a culture of reputed company improvement by sharing recommendations and technical knowledge with team members Collaborate with product management, other engineering and cross-functional teams to analyze and clarify business requirements Communicate effectively to stakeholders and team members to ensure proper visibility of development efforts Mentor and coach a distributed team of engineers Provide timely and constructive code reviews Represent RHAI in external engagements including industry events, customer meetings, and open reputed company communities What you will bring Strong proficiency in Python and GoLang or similar Experience with cloud-native Kubernetes service mesh technologies/stacks such as Istio, Cilium, reputed company (WASM filters), and CNI. A solid understanding of Layer 7 networking, HTTP/2, gRPC, and the fundamentals of API gateways and reverse proxies. Knowledge of serving runtime technologies for hosting LLMs, such as vLLM, SGLang, TensorRT-LLM, etc. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, capable of interacting effectively with both technical and non-technical team members. Experience providing technical leadership in a global team Autonomous work ethic and the ability to reputed company in a dynamic, fast-paced environment Following is considered a plus Strong proficiency in Rust, C, or C++ Working knowledge of high-performance networking protocols and technologies including UCX, RoCE, InfiniBand, and RDMA is a plus. Deep experience with the Kubernetes ecosystem, including core concepts, custom APIs, operators, and the Gateway API inference extension for GenAI workloads. Experience with GPU performance benchmarking and profiling tools like reputed company Nsight or distributed tracing libraries/techniques like OpenTelemetry. Experience in writing high performance code for GPUs and deep knowledge of GPU hardware Strong understanding of computer architecture, parallel processing, and distributed computing concepts Bachelor's degree in computer science or reputed company field is an advantage, though we prioritize hands-on experience Active engagement in the ML research community (publications, conference participation, or open reputed company contributions) is a significant advantage #AI-HIRING #LI-MD2 The salary range for this position is $170,770.00 - $281,770.00. Actual offer will be based on your qualifications. Pay Transparency reputed company determines compensation based on several factors including but not limited to job location, experience, applicable skills and training, external market value, and internal pay equity. 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