# AI Model Architecture Optimization Engineer R&D

Position Overview We are looking for an experienced AI Acceleration Engineer who can dive deep into large model (eg. transformer) architectures and blocks such as self/cross/multi-attention, and perform research and development of advanced techniques to accelerate these areas. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of large model design, AI acceleration techniques, and will integrate these advancements into the PyTorch stack. Familiarity with Python is essential, and experience with CUDA programming is highly desirable. Key Responsibilities Innovate on AI model components, such as attention blocks, KV-cache strategies, layer streaming, tokenization, layer norms, and more, to improve AI model performance and scalability. Optimize and integrate AI acceleration techniques into the PyTorch stack, enabling efficient use across diverse hardware platforms. Own & drive features end to end to push the limits of large model architecture, ensuring seamless integration with existing frameworks. Benchmark and profile AI models to evaluate performance improvements, ensuring optimal execution on target hardware. Write and maintain clean, efficient code in Python, with a focus on integ

- **Id**: 1252736
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/openinfer-ai-model-architecture-optimization-engineer-rd>
- **Role**: AI/ML
- **Role family**: AI/ML
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: San Mateo, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2024-12-24T00:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2024-12-24
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-11T06:32:58Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 687
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 2681
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Parental leave
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Corporate Events, AI Compute & Inference

## Company

- **Id**: 35877
- **Name**: OpenInfer
- **Domain**: openinfer.io
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/openinfer>
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Schema

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 75
- **Open postings**: 3
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 1
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

## Salary estimate

- **Min usd**: 153000
- **Max usd**: 340000
- **Period**: year
- **Method**: role_country_seniority_unknown
- **Sample n**: 4425

## Technologies

- **CUDA** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no
- **PyTorch** — Optional: no
- **KV Cache** — Optional: yes
- **Tokenization** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: stale
- **Repost count**: 0
- **Flags**: stale
- **Days open**: 687

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-09-25T18:38:11Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 1; Filings 12m: 1

## Liveness

- **Score**: 4
- **Band**: cold
- **Label**: Long shot
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.137
- **P room**: 0.28
- **Age days**: 687
- **Expected fill days**: 25
- **Reasons**: conf:4, win:tail, crowd:
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

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