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Founded by the creators and core maintainers of vLLM, we sit at the intersection of models and hardware, a position that took years to build.\nAbout the Role\nWe're looking for a Field Marketing Manager to own the global event engine for vLLM and Inferact, from major conferences and flagship vLLM events to local developer meetups and partner activations.\nThis is an end-to-end execution role. You will own event strategy, venues, sponsorships, budgets, speakers, registration, CRM capture, vendors, onsite operations, and post-event follow-up. 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