# Senior On-Device AI Inference Performance Engineer

Position Overview We are looking for highly skilled engineers with a focus on C/C++, low level systems, performance and power optimization to join our team full-time. In this role, you will apply your expertise in performance optimization and contribute to building a scalable, efficient inference engine to power the future of on-device AI use cases, such as real-time agents and assistants. You will work with seasoned engineers to enhance our end to end inference stack, power management, and overall system efficiency. Key Responsibilities Innovate on the inference optimization pipeline through algorithmic and system optimization Own end to end system characterization across a range of hardware Own the design and implementation of inference optimizations for AI workloads, targeting peak efficiency on diverse hardware. Engage in performance benchmarking, profiling, and troubleshooting to improve execution across various hardware. Work on cross-functional teams to design, implement, and test new features. Qualifications 5+ years of hands-on experience in C/C++ development with a focus on performance optimization. Strong understanding of low level systems and efficiency in the context o

- **Id**: 1252739
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/openinfer-senior-on-device-ai-inference-performance-engineer>
- **Role**: AI/ML
- **Role family**: AI/ML
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: San Mateo, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 5
- **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**: 2206
- **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**: 163000
- **Max usd**: 313000
- **Period**: year
- **Method**: role_seniority_country_remote_cell
- **Sample n**: 1332

## Technologies

- **C++** — Optional: no
- **CUDA** — Optional: no
- **Edge AI** — Optional: no

## Trust

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

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 5
- **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**: 6
- **Band**: cold
- **Label**: Long shot
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.221
- **P room**: 0.28
- **Age days**: 687
- **Expected fill days**: 29
- **Reasons**: conf:4, win:tail, crowd:
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

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